Time-Varying Network Models for the Temporal Dynamics of Depressive Symptomatology in Patients With Depressive Disorders: Secondary Analysis of Longitudinal Observational Data

Björn Sebastian Siepe   ¹ , MSc ;   Christian Sander   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Martin Schultze   ⁴ , Prof Dr ;   Andreas Kliem   ⁵ , PhD ;   Sascha Ludwig   ⁶ , MSc ;   Ulrich Hegerl   ^{7, 8} , Prof Dr ;   Hanna Reich   ^{2, 8} , PhD

¹ Psychological Methods Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

² German Depression Foundation, Leipzig, Germany

³ Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany

⁴ Department of Psychology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

⁵ Adesso SE, Dortmund, Germany

⁶ Institute for Applied Informatics, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

⁷ Department for Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

⁸ Depression Research Center of the German Depression Foundation, Department for Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany