Networks of depressive symptoms in clinical and student populations: Similarities and differences

Using network analysis, we compared the BDI-II symptom groupings (i.e., communities), ability of individual symptoms to associate with others centrality), global strength these associations, and bridge that connect communities in a sample 279 depression patients (Mage = 49.9, SDage 11.2) non-clinical 327 students (BDI-II score less than 19, Mage 21.05, 1.82). The showed higher density, three cognitive, affective-vegetative, anhedonia-low energy), sadness as central strongest symptom. was consolidated, had unstable, uninterpretable communities, worthlessness symptom, which among communities. This study suggests some qualitative differences between clinical populations, manifest their different places networks.