Dimensional Diagnosis

Practical and Conceptual Issues in the Integration of Personality and Psychopathology

Edited by Christopher J. Hopwood and Carla Sharp

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1. Introduction, Christopher J. Hopwood, Carla Sharp, & Robert F. Krueger

2. What does dimensional diagnosis mean for clinical assessment?

•Part I. Dimensional diagnosis and clinical assessment, Leslie C. Morey

•Part II. Implementation of dimensional factor-based models of psychopathology in clinical practice, Leonard J. Simms & Tyra Jones

3. What does dimensional diagnosis mean for conceptualizing psychotherapy processes?

•Part I. Rethinking psychotherapy processes in a dimensional framework, Jennifer L. Callahan

•Part II. What does dimensional diagnosis mean for conceptualizing psychotherapy processes?, Christoph Flückiger

4. What does dimensional diagnosis mean for conceptualizing psychotherapy technique?

•Part I. Targeting higher order dimensions of personality: A potent, parsimonious, and personalizable approach to addressing psychopathology, Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Madeline L. Kushner, Alexandra Hines, & Sarah E. Cecil

•Part II. Addressing basic dimensions of personality functioning: A classic yet contemporary conceptualization of personality pathology, Susanne Hörz-Sagstetter &Leonie Kampe

5. What does dimensional diagnosis mean for clinical psychological training?

•Part I. Dimensional diagnosis will enhance clinical psychological training, Camilo J. Ruggero & Jennifer L. Callahan

•Part II. Barriers to integrating dimensional diagnosis into clinical psychology, Sharon M. Nelson, Sierra A. Iwanicki, & Theresa L. Welles

6. Can dimensional diagnosis of psychopathology help reduce mental health stigma?

•Part I. Can dimensional approach to psychological problems help reduce stigma?, Benjamin B. Lahey

•Part II. Decreasing stigma with dimensional diagnoses: Does it matter?, Patrick W. Corrigan &Vardha Kharbanda

7. What is the intersection between dimensional diagnosis and diversity, equity, and inclusion?

•Part I. Integrating dimensions of context within dimensional diagnosis, Shayan Asadi, Sienna Nielsen, & Craig Rodriguez-Seijas

•Part II. Possibilities and challenges for enhancing equity and inclusivity through dimensional models of psychopathology, Sarah L. Pedersen, Frances Wang, Rachel A. Vaughn-Coaxum, Paula Marie Powe, & Cassandra L. Boness

8. How does dimensional diagnosis change psychopathology research?

•Part I. Dimensional diagnosis can improve theory building and testing in psychopathology research, Christopher C. Conway

•Part II. Exploring the strengths and weaknesses of different models used in psychopathology classification, Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Brendan Lam, & Samuel Paskewitz

9. How can developmental processes help us understand the similarities and differences between personality and psychopathology?

•Part I. A developmental perspective on personality and psychological problems, Benjamin B. Lahey

•Part II. Developmental personality–psychopathology spectrum approaches: Are traits enough?, Charlotte S. Zell and Carla Sharp

10. How does genetic research help us understand similarities and differences between personality and psychopathology?

•Part I. Genetic evidence for personality in a hierarchical model of psychopathology, Monika A. Waszczuk

•Part 2. Exploring the shared genetic architecture between psychopathology and personality, Holly E. Poore & Irwin D. Waldman

11. How does dimensional diagnosis change how we should think about psychiatric epidemiology?

•Part I. Philosophy of psychiatric epidemiology: A conceptual framework, Dan J. Stein & Anna Hartford

•Part II. Diagnoses as metrics in continuous approaches to psychopathology, Kristian E. Markon

12. How does dimensional diagnosis change how we should think about psychotherapy research?

•Part I. How dimensional diagnosis transforms psychotherapy research, André Kerber, Thomas Munder, & Johannes C. Ehrenthal

•Part II. The application of complexity science and methods to psychotherapy research on dimensional diagnosis, Trevor Sanchez Stevens, Adele M. Hayes, Merlijn Olthof, & Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff

13. What is the difference between personality traits and psychopathology symptoms/functioning?

•Part I. Psychopathology, personality, and cybernetics: Dimensional diagnosis should prioritize dysfunction over symptoms, Colin G. DeYoung & Robert F. Krueger

•Part II. What is the difference between personality traits and personality disorder symptoms/functioning?, Sabine C. Herpertz

14. If psychopathology is dimensional, what are personality disorders?

•Part I.Personality disorders are distinguished by precociousness, pervasiveness, and persistence, but distinctions are blurry and fraught, Joshua D. Miller, Nathaniel L. Phillips, Thomas A. Widiger, & Donald R. Lynam

•Part II. The personality disorders as disorders of self and social functioning, Aidan G. C. Wright & Janan Mostajabi

15. What can we learn about psychopathology from personality change interventions in nonclinical populations?

•Part I. Personality psychology meets clinical practice: Insights from personality change interventions, Isabel Thielmann & Nicole Casali

•Part II. Insights from personality dynamics highlight opportunities and challenges of volitional personality change interventions to promote mental health, Eranda Jayawickreme, Stephen M. Schueller, Rowan Kemmerly, & Juliette L. Ratchford

16. Where do cognitive and neurodevelopmental disorders fit in dimensional models of psychopathology?

•Part I. Incorporating neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive conditions in transdiagnostic dimensional models of psychopathology, Sylia Wilson & Giorgia Michelini

•Part II. Where do cognitive and neurodevelopmental disorders fit in dimensional models of psychopathology?, Miriam K. Forbes

Author Index

Subject Index


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