Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	116145
Country	China

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	From correlation to intervention: Translating the psychological network of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury into clinical practice
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	De-Lin Yu, Ling-Ying Jin and Hong Li
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Ministry of Education Key Projects of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research No. 21JZD063
Corresponding Author	Hong Li, PhD, Professor, Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, No. 55 Zhongshan West Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510631, Guangdong Province, China. lihong_psych@m.scnu.edu.cn
Key Words	Non-suicidal self-injury; Depression; Rumination; Psychological network; Translational psychiatry; Adolescents; Methodology
Core Tip	This article comments on the critical challenge of translating findings from psychological network analysis into clinical practice. These issues include: (1) The non-equivalence of network centrality and causal influence; (2) The directional ambiguity in network's bridge connections; and (3) The stability and replicability of estimated network structures. We contend that the most judicious application of network approach involves the integration of its statistical findings with clinical expertise, established theoretical frameworks, and the pragmatic considerations of intervention feasibility.
Citation	Yu DL, Jin LY, Li H. From correlation to intervention: Translating the psychological network of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury into clinical practice. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press

Received	2025-11-04 04:13
Peer-Review Started	2025-11-04 04:14
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-11-18 01:51
Return for Revision	2025-11-18 01:51
Revised	2025-12-01 14:37
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-02-02 02:59
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-02 06:23
Articles in Press	2026-02-02 06:23
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