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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 May 11.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2023 May 11;93(4):335–349. doi: 10.1037/ort0000677

Table 1:

Step one concept mapping rule

Type of Statement Rules
One word statements    - Lifted straight from dataset
   - Edited for clarity if needed
Multiword statements separated by commas, “and”, or “or”    - Split up into multiple statements as designated by commas
   - Repeated syntax if needed for clarity
   - Removed filler words unnecessary for meaning
Multiword statements separated by “but”    - Kept as one statement
   - Edited for clarity and shortness
   - Removed filler words unnecessary for meaning
Multi-sentence statements    - Used rules above for each sentence
   - Kept sentences together if they are a continuation of a single thought