Journal article
Understanding Psychopathology: Melding Behavior Genetics, Personality, and Quantitative Psychology to Develop an Empirically Based Model
Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society, Vol.15(3), pp.113-117
06/2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2006.00418.x
PMCID: PMC2288576
PMID: 18392116
Abstract
Research on psychopathology is at a historical crossroads. New technologies offer the promise of lasting advances in our understanding of the causes of human psychological suffering. Making the best use of these technologies, however, requires an empirically accurate model of psychopathology. Much current research is framed by the model of psychopathology portrayed in current versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Although the modern DSMs have been fundamental in advancing psychopathology research, recent research also challenges some assumptions made in the DSM—for example, the assumption that all forms of psychopathology are well conceived of as discrete categories. Psychological science has a critical role to play in working through the implications of this research and the challenges it presents. In particular, behavior-genetic, personality, and quantitative-psychological research perspectives can be melded to inform the development of an empirically based model of psychopathology that would constitute an evolution of the DSM.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Understanding Psychopathology: Melding Behavior Genetics, Personality, and Quantitative Psychology to Develop an Empirically Based Model
- Creators
- Robert F Krueger - University of MinnesotaKristian E Markon - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society, Vol.15(3), pp.113-117
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2006.00418.x
- PMID
- 18392116
- PMCID
- PMC2288576
- NLM abbreviation
- Curr Dir Psychol Sci
- ISSN
- 0963-7214
- eISSN
- 1467-8721
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2006
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984083842902771
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