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Quantitative Psychopathology | Associate Professor at Macquarie University on Wallumattagal land | views mine | she/her

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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · Oct 17

What happens when we break down DSM diagnoses into their individual symptoms and rebuild our classification system from the ground up? Do we see familiar DSM constructs, HiTOP dimensions, or something else entirely?

New paper out today in CPS! ✨ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 15h

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

YouTube video by HiTOP

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 2d

Happy to announce that I'll give a talk on how we can make rigorous causal inference more mainstream 📈

You can sign up for the Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRo...

Causal inference interest group, supported by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies

Seminar series
20th October 2025, 3pm BST (UTC+1)

"Making rigorous causal inference more mainstream"
Julia Rohrer, Leipzig University

Sign up to attend at tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRohrer

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 4d

That really helps me understand the difference in perspectives from the 'inside' vs the 'outside'. Sounds like an awesome and very frustrating space to be working in

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 4d

So when those discussions are characterised by hostility or condescension it shapes my understanding of the culture in that space.

I don't mean to belabour the point, but wondered if that's a key disconnect when we talk about 'tone' in OS - the published papers aren't the problem in my experience.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 4d

Well said, thanks Don.

I think the only point I'd push back on is that I'd say twitter/social media *is* real life in my book - those are the voices of (an unrepresentative sample of) our peers and colleagues. I reckon 90% of my exposure to discussions and norms around OS have been on social media.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

I'll keep doing the work because I agree it's important, but returning to the original point: I do think a change in the tone and culture around welcoming and celebrating incremental and imperfect attempts would get more people on board

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

I do think it's realistic to expect that if one of my papers got wrapped up in a controversy that it would get dragged by OS people for things like insufficient preregistration, broken code, etc. even though those were good faith efforts on my part. I feel like we see that all the time.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

I haven't really had negative experiences, and agree comments in the review process are mostly positive in my experience - I'm just more trying to share what it's like as someone making an effort but not on the 'inside' of open science.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

If instead the culture was like 'Wow good job for trying! ✨' and 'I love seeing shitty R code shared in a Word document because it shows me people who aren't already experts in this space are trying' then I think more people might give it a go

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

I've also been criticised for stuff like using data I don't have permission to share when making other materials open, and teased for sharing my R code in an xlsx sheet (fair enough I guess 😅). There's just this sense that it's hard and tiring *and* I'm just going to get it wrong anyway.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

In terms of being criticised - a bunch of that sense would come from my impostor syndrome from being self-taught, but also there's a lot of posting on social media around how things not done The Right Way are embarrassing or useless, which makes me self-conscious about my crappy code writing etc.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

True but the badges can be a pretty high bar - I put a heap of effort into making stuff open for this paper, for example, which didn't qualify for any badges: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I think we could use more vibes-based gold stars with a lower bar in addition to the badges.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 5d

You don't think it would? I do my best to incorporate OS principles into my work, but I do have this persistent sense I'm going to get in trouble for doing it "wrong". I'd find it less aversive if the vibe was more 'gold stars for effort'

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 8d

Woohoo congratulations Josh!!

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 ✨

osf.io/preprints/ps...

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

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 9d

Looks like an amazing day!! Congratulations! ✨

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 13d

I'm beyond words honoured to receive the Doctoral Thesis of the Year Award by the Norwegian Psychological Association!

Deeply grateful to my supervisors and the wonderful colleagues I've had the privilege of working with.

Interview about findings and a 🧵:
www.psykologforeningen.no/aktuelt/pand...

Omid V. Ebrahimi at the Doctoral Thesis of the Year Award ceremony.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 12d

So awesome, Omid! Congratulations!!

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Shannon Sauer-Zavala @shannonsauerzavala.bsky.social · 13d

👋🏻 I am so excited to announce that I'll be hiring a postdoc at the University of Kentucky!

We study mechanism-focused (e.g., personality traits), transdiagnostic treatment development and personalization.

ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600...

More details in the 🧵 👇🏻

Psychology Post-Doctoral Scholar

The Treatment Innovation for Psychological Services (TIPS) Research Group in the Psychology department of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, KY is seeking a fu...

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Dr. Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt @ssweatt.bsky.social · 14d

In addition to posting plants and puppies, I also mentor students interested in personality pathology. My lab is recruiting a graduate student in clinical or personality psychology for Fall 2026. So please send folks my way. Feel free to share! Thanks.

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 18d

Woohoo!! 🎉🎉🎉

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Colin Vize @vizecolin.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 Spread the word! We're (w/ @whitneyringwald.bsky.social & @aleksakaurin.bsky.social) organizing a special issue at PD:TRT focused on innovations for measuring context in ambulatory assessment studies of personality pathology. We'd love for you (yes, you) to submit a proposal (deadline Nov. 14th):

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 28d

Alice is leading a walk in Will's memory this weekend to raise funds for Lifeline to provide suicide prevention services and support for people in crisis: www.outoftheshadowswalk.org.au/fundraisers/...

Support our walk to prevent suicide and save lives.

Our team is walking in Out of the Shadows for Lifeline to ensure no one has to face their darkest moments alone.

www.outoftheshadowswalk.org.au

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 28d

I’m thinking a lot this week about my beautiful cousin Will who we lost to suicide last year. I love this article his sister Alice is featured in, which captures Will’s spirit and Alice’s love and grief.

A screenshot of a newspaper article called 'Out of the Shadows: The walk to remember lost ones and raise awareness' with a subtitle 'Stepping into the light to save lives'

A photo of me with my cousins Will (left) and Alice (right) when they were kids

Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 29d

My conflict resolution skills are not worth the lifetime of emotional agony