Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): Assessment, Mechanisms and Clinical Utility

The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is a new framework that considers mental disorders from a dimensional and hierarchical perspective. It is designed to address many of the limitations of the traditional categorical mental disorder system and allow for more accurate and useful formulations of individual's presenting symptoms and problems. The HiTOP framework is quite new and many important questions remain unanswered. My lab is interested in addressing important questions about the optimal assessment of the HiTOP framework, improving our understanding of underlying neuropsychological and environmental mechanisms that underlie HiTOP spectra, and understanding the feasibility and predictive utility of this framework in clinical implementation. Research projects within this context can be discussed and shaped based on prospective students' specific interests.