A Survey of Dynamic Systems Methods for Developmental Psychopathology

Abstract A survey of dynamic systems (DS) methods appropriate for testing systems‐based models in developmental psychopathology is provided. First, we review the rationale for developing new methods for the field. In line with other investigators, we highlight the fundamental incompatibility between developmentalists' organismic, open systems models and the mechanistic research methods with which these models are tested. We explain key DS …