Constructing constructs for psychopathology: The NIMH research domain criteria

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 928-937

  Cuthbert, Bruce N ^a   Kozak, Michael J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychiatric diagnosis; Psychiatric nosology; RDoC; Research domain criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DSM-5; DSM-III; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (U.S.); NEURAL PATHWAYS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883829229     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034028     Document Type: Article

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