Synthetic data generated on the basis of characteristics of the data described in Spinhoven e.a. (2009).
data(nesda)A list of 2 matrices
X: A 845 x 8 matrix containing observed values on eight predictor variables. Gender (female = 1), Age, Education, Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openess, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
Y: A 845 x 5 matrix Indicating whether a participants suffers from a mental illness D (dysthymia), M (Major depressive disorder), G (Generalized Anxiety disorder), S (Social Phobia), P (Panic disorder)
Penninx BWJH, Beekman ATF, Smit JH, Zitman FG, Nolen WA, Spinhoven P, et al. The Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA): rationale, objectives, and methods. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 2008;17:121–40.
Spinhoven, P., De Rooij, M., Heiser, W.J., Penninx, B. and Smit, J. (2009). The Role of Personality in Comorbidity among Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Primary Care and Specialty Care: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. General Hospital Psychiatry, 31, 470-477.