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Longitudinal Patterns of Strengths Among Youth with Psychiatric Disorders: A Latent Profile Transition Analysis

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A better understanding of variability in the strengths of youth with psychiatric disorders is critical as a strength-based approach can lead to recovery. This study aimed to identify subgroups of strengths among youth with mental disorders and determine whether subgroups changes were associated with mental health recovery. Youth with mental disorders (N = 2228) from a statewide database were identified in the state fiscal year of 2019. Using the latent profile analysis and latent transition analysis, we identified three strength profiles (i.e., essential, usable, and buildable). Over 90% of youth sustained or developed strengths over time. Positive transitions were associated with mental health recovery, symptom reduction, and personal recovery. Buildable strengths supported youth’s personal recovery independent of improving mental health needs. The findings suggest that subgroups of strengths may be a promising source for planning and tracking youth’s progress and guiding clinicians to more efficiently allocate community-based resources.

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Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Indiana Family & Social Service Administration (A55-5-49-15-UE-0203). The funding agency had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript, and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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  1. Indiana University School of Social Work, IN, Indianapolis, USA

    Saahoon Hong, Betty Walton & Hea-Won Kim

  2. Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, IN, Indianapolis, USA

    Saahoon Hong

  3. Department of Family Social Science, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, MN, St. Paul, USA

    Sunkyung Lee

  4. Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, CT, Farmington, USA

    Taeho Greg Rhee

  5. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yale University, CT, New Haven, USA

    Taeho Greg Rhee

  6. Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Farmington, CT, Farmington, USA

    Taeho Greg Rhee

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Study concept and design: Hong; Data acquisition and statistical analyses: Hong; Interpretation of data: All authors; Drafting of the manuscript: Hong and Rhee; Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors. Hong had full access to all of the data in this study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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Hong, S., Walton, B., Kim, HW. et al. Longitudinal Patterns of Strengths Among Youth with Psychiatric Disorders: A Latent Profile Transition Analysis. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 54, 1–8 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01217-3

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