(Muthén, 2001). For example, these techniques were used to identify different patterns of aggressive responses to the “Good Behavior Game” prevention program for reducing aggression in the Baltimore city schools (Muthén, 2001). Such methods could be applied to identify groups with differing trajectories of suicidal and substance use behaviors, and have been suggested by the Institute of Medicine as an alternative method for analyzing suicidal behaviors (Goldsmith et al. 2002).
