Mental Illness Diagnostic Criteria Can Be Simplified With Higher Symptom Prevalence and Correlations: A Simulation Study

Yi-Sheng Chao; Chao-Jung Wu

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Mental Illness Diagnostic Criteria Can Be Simplified With Higher Symptom Prevalence and Correlations: A Simulation Study

Yi-Sheng Chao

Chao-Jung Wu

Cureus · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Yi-Sheng Chao, Chao-Jung Wu (2025). Mental Illness Diagnostic Criteria Can Be Simplified With Higher Symptom Prevalence and Correlations: A Simulation Study. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.85540

Mental Illness Diagnostic Criteria Can Be Simplified With Higher Symptom Prevalence and Correlations: A Simulation Study

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