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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 18h

We’ve just published another video on HiTOP that tries to flesh out a bit more how the framework can be helpful in research: youtu.be/q0jOi_Nl1yo

We hope it’s useful, and are keen to hear any feedback

Thanks again so much to @tashtc.bsky.social for all of her hard work creating this video series ✨

Using HiTOP in Research

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 7d

Longitudinal associations of structural and functional brain connectivity with dimensions of psychopathology in adolescence. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 9d

Look no further for an *excellent* overview of HiTOP! This chapter for the upcoming Oxford Handbook of Dimensional Models in Psychopathology does a fantastic job of pulling everything together.

Tam Pham is an absolute superstar and I feel very lucky to work with her ✨

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An adapted version of the current HiTOP model, including 'psychosis' and 'emotional dysfunction' superspectra and omitting the homogeneous symptom component/maladaptive traits lists

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 14d

Don't forget all HiTOP Society members are invited to vote in the current bylaws referendum - closing September 26th. Check your email for details, and reach out if you have any questions!

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 16d

The validity, reliability and clinical utility of the Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) according to DSM-5 revision criteria. doi.org/10.1002/wps....

The validity, reliability and clinical utility of the Alternative DSM‐5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) according to DSM‐5 revision criteria

A substantial body of empirical evidence has accumulated over the last 12 years since the publication of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) in the DSM-5. As yet, this evidence has...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 16d

Predicting epigenetic aging by the transdiagnostic internalizing spectrum vs. depressive and anxiety syndromes.
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Predicting epigenetic aging by the transdiagnostic internalizing spectrum vs. depressive and anxiety syndromes

Click on the article title to read more.

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 22d

Facilitating the implementation of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) in clinical practice: A feasibility study. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1037/pro0...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 22d

Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder-specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults.

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 25d

Impulsivity and neuroticism share distinct functional connectivity signatures with alcohol-use risk in youth.
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Impulsivity and neuroticism share distinct functional connectivity signatures with alcohol-use risk in youth - Molecular Psychiatry

Molecular Psychiatry - Impulsivity and neuroticism share distinct functional connectivity signatures with alcohol-use risk in youth

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 25d

Validation of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology–Self Report (HiTOP-SR): Internal Structure and Construct Validity against the MMPI-3 in a Community Sample.

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Sep 8

🇬🇷 Both of our YouTube videos now have Greek subtitles too, thanks to Christoforos Thomadakis's translation of the script!

New video on how HiTOP can be applied in research coming soon too, thanks to Tash's hard work.

HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Dec 16

Our latest video provides a brief introduction to the HiTOP framework: youtu.be/196rqdAv4_w?...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Effects of Trauma Type, Age of Onset, and Sex on Transdiagnostic Psychopathological Traits. doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Jun 23

A growing list already! Thanks to everyone supporting this community by sharing their resources :)

You can add yours by sending them to @kathleenwreardon.bsky.social or @miriforbes.bsky.social

www.hitop-system.org/hitop-teachi...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 HiTOP Trainee Research Awards!! This year we had two winners: Reilly Diemond @reillydiemond.bsky.social and Marie Zelenina @mariezelenina.bsky.social

You can find more information here: www.hitop-system.org/trainee-awar...

Information of the two 2025 HiTOP Trainee Award Winners - Reilly Diemond for 'Psychometric Evaluation of the CAT-PD Domain Scales' and Marie Zelenina for 'Test-Retest Reliability and Measurement Invariance of a Subset of the HiTOP Internalizing Scales within a Two-Week Time Window'

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 HiTOP Trainee Research Awards!! This year we had two winners: Reilly Diemond @reillydiemond.bsky.social and Marie Zelenina @mariezelenina.bsky.social

You can find more information here: www.hitop-system.org/trainee-awar...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Jun 23

A growing list already! Thanks to everyone supporting this community by sharing their resources :)

You can add yours by sending them to @kathleenwreardon.bsky.social or @miriforbes.bsky.social

www.hitop-system.org/hitop-teachi...

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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · May 30

Investigating the joint structure and age-invariance of psychopathology and cognition in 112,712 older adults from the UK Biobank: https://osf.io/m2ndt

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Jun 21

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Enhancing the discriminatory power of polygenic scores for ADHD and autism in clinical and non-clinical samples - Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background Polygenic scores (PGS) are widely used in psychiatric genetic associations studies due to their predictive power for focal outcomes. However, they lack discriminatory power, in part due to ...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Jun 18

We’ve just launched the HiTOP Teaching Hub—a space to collect and share materials for teaching dimensional models.

If you have anything you're willing to share, please contact @kathleenwreardon.bsky.social or @miriforbes.bsky.social

Here's what we have so far: www.hitop-system.org/hitop-teachi...

HiTOP Teaching Hub

Information about HiTOP self-report measures, including HiTOP-PRO, the harmful substance use module, and B-HiTOP

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Apr 30

If you’re open to acting as a local host for the 2026 HiTOP Conference, please get in touch with @miriforbes.bsky.social.

We’re looking for inexpensive options (e.g., university spaces, rather than hotels) so very open to ideas or suggestions if you’ve had experience organising this kind of event!

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Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · May 2

Just remember. @hitop-system.bsky.social is a greasroots consortium cum society with vastly fewer resources than APA throws at DSM (and presumably similar for IDC). Most of the work's been done FOR FREE (in kind).

Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · May 2

Two new viewpoints out now in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.

One challenges the HiTOP consortium to "stand on its own two feet" for clinical translation, meaning it needs to sell itself not just exist in opposition to DSM/ICD categories.

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Dr Giorgia Michelini @giorgiamichelini.bsky.social · May 2

*New preprint* on ND and co-occurring mental health problems from my lab, led by Chiara Caserini! Using longitudinal data from ABCD we asked: What drives poor mental health outcomes in children with high ND traits? Here's brief summary 🧠🌳🏡 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1.... 1/n

Developmental pathways from childhood neurodevelopmental traits to early adolescent psychiatric dimensions: the role of environmental and lifestyle factors

Objectives: Transdiagnostic dimensional approaches have advanced our understanding of psychiatric comorbidity and developmental continuity, but have rarely been applied to investigate links between ne...

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Apr 30

If you’re open to acting as a local host for the 2026 HiTOP Conference, please get in touch with @miriforbes.bsky.social.

We’re looking for inexpensive options (e.g., university spaces, rather than hotels) so very open to ideas or suggestions if you’ve had experience organising this kind of event!

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · Apr 16

Please consider helping @kathleenwreardon.bsky.social with this project—and sharing it widely—to improve how we approach teaching HiTOP for a variety of groups and end users

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kathleenwreardon.bsky.social @kathleenwreardon.bsky.social · Apr 14

Take this brief survey on how mental health stakeholders (students, researchers, clinicians) learn about HiTOP
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