Paper title: “Examining the Foundational Assumptions of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology” in Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology

A new paper from the HiTOP Revisions Workgroup (and yours truly) on the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of the framework. Recommended reading for anyone interested in questions of classification and psychopathology!

Here’s the journal article: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Measurement invariance of hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology across sociodemographic covariates: A moderated nonlinear factor analysis approach.

Excited to share this new paper in JoPaCS! We tested whether HiTOP dimensions generalize across sociodemographic strata with MNLFA. After correcting for measurement noninvariance, @hitop-system.bsky.social dimensions remained broadly generalizable. Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/abn0...

The Call for Abstracts has been extended until March 2nd, and we're excited about building an engaging scientific program. We hope you'll consider submitting your work, and hope to see you in June!

We investigated the @hitop-system.bsky.social Brief Report (HiTOP-BR) in two German samples. Although there is room for improvement in certain areas, the HiTOP-BR provides a time-efficient and psychometrically acceptable assessment of the 6 HiTOP spectra. doi.org/10.31234/osf...

A screenshot of a Zoom meeting with eleven smiling people

Yesterday our outgoing and incoming Executive Committees for the HiTOP Society met to reflect on how far we've come and where we want to take things in 2026. There are not many things I feel optimistic about right now, but this group is one for sure ✨

HiTOP 2026 Conference Call for Abstracts for the HiTOP 2026 conference

The HiTOP Society will have its first free-standing conference this year on June 4-6. The Call for Abstracts is now open, and we hope you'll consider submitting your HiTOP-related work!

www.hitop-system.org/hitop-2026-c...

I’m pretty delighted to be part of this awesome group! Can’t wait to work together in this new chapter for HiTOP

We were fortunate to have an outstanding group of candidates this year for our inaugural elections. Thanks so much to everyone who stepped forward to run and to all members who participated in the vote!

Photos of the 2026 HiTOP Society Executive Committee, including those in the post as well as Past President Bob Krueger, Executive Chair of the Workgroups Committee David Cicero, and Chair of the Research and Publication Board (ex officio) Roman Kotov

Congratulations to everyone elected to our Society's 2026 Executive Committee!

President: Miri Forbes
President-Elect: Chris Conway
Secretary: Kelsie Forbush
Treasurer: Len Simms
Trainee Engagement Chair: Caroline Balling
Membership Chair: Holly Levin-Aspenson
Conference Chair: Martin Sellbom

Looking for a post-bac RA position focused on the brain bases of affective and psychotic illness?
@holmeslab-bhi.bsky.social is hiring!
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Our inaugural elections for the HiTOP Society Executive Board are underway!

If you're a member you should have received your ballot yesterday. Please vote by November 19th, and thank you for helping shape the future of the society.

I’ve spent the last 8 years(!) working from the position that HiTOP relies too much on analyses of traditional diagnoses, baking in limitations of the DSM, and that we need to move to symptom-level analyses to fix it

It turns out that rebuilding HiTOP from the ground up doesn’t change much 💀

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Very excited to see this out from @hitop-system.bsky.social! It really seems like these are two literatures poised to advance each other. Looking forward to reading this with my lab.

Join The Society Join the HiTOP Society

Next week we will be holding the inaugural elections for the leadership roles in the new HiTOP Society!

All members of the Society have a vote, so if you’re not yet a member but are keen to get involved, you can learn more about the Society and how to join here: www.hitop-system.org/join-the-soc...

Neuroticism, Internalizing Psychopathology, and Affective Reactions to Thought Content in Daily Life Introduction This study examined affective reactions to thought content (TC) in daily life and the influence of neuroticism and internalizing symptoms. Methods Community young adults (N = 119; n =.....

Neuroticism, Internalizing Psychopathology, and Affective Reactions to Thought Content in Daily Life.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Using HiTOP in Research YouTube video by HiTOP

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 ✨

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

doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...

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

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...

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!

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...

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....

Predicting epigenetic aging by the transdiagnostic internalizing spectrum vs. depressive and anxiety syndromes Click on the article title to read more.

Predicting epigenetic aging by the transdiagnostic internalizing spectrum vs. depressive and anxiety syndromes.
doi.org/10.1002/wps....

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...

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

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

Impulsivity and neuroticism share distinct functional connectivity signatures with alcohol-use risk in youth.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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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🇬🇷 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.

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

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...

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'

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'

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...