BackgroundThe psychosis-proneness–persistence–impairment model of psychotic disorder
incorporates notions of both phenomenological and temporal continuity (persistence) of …

The question of whether psychopathology constructs are discrete kinds or continuous
dimensions represents an important issue in clinical psychology and psychiatry. The present …

This paper formulates a metatheoretical framework for latent variable modeling. It does so by
spelling out the difference between observed and latent variables. This difference is argued …

Introduction to the Taxometric Method is a user-friendly, practical guide to taxometric
research. Drawing from both classic and contemporary research, it provides a …

Objective: To review studies of the categorical versus dimensional status of mental disorders
that employ taxometric methodology. Method: A comprehensive qualitative review of all …

Recurrent and intense sexual fantasies and urges that circle around the infliction of pain or
humiliation on another human being may predispose individuals toward acts of sexual …

This chapter reviews person‐oriented research strategies in developmental
psychopathology. After providing the theoretical background to the person‐oriented …

Whether individual differences are treated as categorical or continuous has consequences
for theory, assessment, classification, and research in criminal justice. Paul Meehl's (1995) …

Distinguishing between discrete and continuous latent variable distributions has become
increasingly important in numerous domains of behavioral science. Here, the authors …

Taxometric procedures, model-based clustering and latent variable mixture modeling
(LVMM) are statistical methods that use the inter-relationships of observed symptoms or …