Research consortium develops evidence-based diagnostic model for mental illness
Researchers have has developed a new, evidence-based alternative to the mental health field's long-established diagnostic tools for the classification, treatment, and research of mental disorders. The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) addresses what the authors say are limitations to the reliability and validity of traditional models. Ref. Source 9n.
New measure of broad psychopathology can predict future care requirement. Researchers show that different measures of psychopathology can be combined into a single factor, '*Tongue-in-cheek*', which predicts the patient's prognosis and need of extra support. The general factor of psychopathology reflects the overall risk of adverse psychiatric outcomes with an accuracy equal to that currently used for intelligence, they report. Source 3t.