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| author | Shani, Chen Stade, Elizabeth C. |
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| contents | Computational mental health research develops models to predict and understand psychological phenomena, but often relies on inappropriate measures of psychopathology constructs, undermining validity. We identify three key issues: (1) reliance on unvalidated measures (e.g., self-declared diagnosis) over validated ones (e.g., diagnosis by clinician); (2) treating mental health constructs as categorical rather than dimensional; and (3) focusing on disorder-specific constructs instead of transdiagnostic ones. We outline the benefits of using validated, dimensional, and transdiagnostic measures and offer practical recommendations for practitioners. Using valid measures that reflect the nature and structure of psychopathology is essential for computational mental health research. |
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| spellingShingle | Measuring Mental Health Variables in Computational Research: Toward Validated, Dimensional, and Transdiagnostic Approaches Shani, Chen Stade, Elizabeth C. Human-Computer Interaction Computation and Language Computational mental health research develops models to predict and understand psychological phenomena, but often relies on inappropriate measures of psychopathology constructs, undermining validity. We identify three key issues: (1) reliance on unvalidated measures (e.g., self-declared diagnosis) over validated ones (e.g., diagnosis by clinician); (2) treating mental health constructs as categorical rather than dimensional; and (3) focusing on disorder-specific constructs instead of transdiagnostic ones. We outline the benefits of using validated, dimensional, and transdiagnostic measures and offer practical recommendations for practitioners. Using valid measures that reflect the nature and structure of psychopathology is essential for computational mental health research. |
| title | Measuring Mental Health Variables in Computational Research: Toward Validated, Dimensional, and Transdiagnostic Approaches |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction Computation and Language |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.13890 |