Event-related potentials (ERPs) are direct measures of brain activity that can be leveraged for clinically meaningful research. They can relate robustly both to continuous measures of individual difference and to categorical diagnoses in ways that clarify similarities and distinctions between apparently related disorders and traits. ERPs can be linked to genetic risk, can act as moderators of developmental trajectories and responses to stress, and can be leveraged to identify those at greater risk for psychopathology, especially when used in combination with other neural and self-report measures. ERPs can inform models of the development of, and risk for, psychopathology. Finally, ERPs can be used as targets for existing and novel interventions and prevention efforts. We provide concrete examples for each of these possibilities by focusing on programmatic research on the error-related negativity and anxiety, and thus show that ERPs are poised to make greater contributions toward the identification, prediction, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.

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事件相关电位在临床心理学中的效用。

事件相关电位（ERP）是脑活动的直接量度，可用于临床有意义的研究。它们可以明确地区分明显相关的疾病和特征之间的相似性和区别，从而可以与个体差异的连续测量和分类诊断密切相关。ERPs可以与遗传风险相关联，可以充当发展轨迹和对压力的反应的调节者，并且可以被用来识别那些有较高心理病理风险的人，尤其是与其他神经和自我报告措施结合使用时。ERP可以将心理病理学的发展和风险告知模型。最后，ERP可以用作现有和新颖的干预措施和预防措施的目标。