New Approaches to Measurement in Psychopathology
Call for papers: New approaches to measurement in psychopathology
Editor: Jamie Griffith
At present, the scientific study of psychopathology is undergoing a revolution. Frameworks of assessment are in flux: the American Psychiatric Association has released the fifth iteration of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the National Institutes of Health in the U.S.A. have funded large-scale measurement projects (e.g., NIH PROMIS, NIH Toolbox), and the National Institute of Mental Health is developing a new framework – the Research Domain Criteria. All of these developments will change how psychopathology is studied. New technologies are also being widely adopted. In self-report assessment, computerised administration of questionnaires is widely used, and computer adaptive testing is available for many health-related constructs. Mobile devices are being used to monitor behaviour, thoughts, and moods. Neuroimaging is advancing and increasingly being included in psychopathology research.
This call for papers is for a special issue to be published in the Journal of Experimental Psychopathology on new measurement approaches in psychopathology. Papers within this special issue could be on tools used to measure psychopathology, risk factors, biomarkers, and other related constructs. Other possible topics include novel psychometric approaches to analysing questionnaires or other instruments, or demonstrating the utility of alternative measurement approaches in a particular setting (e.g., using a novel measurement approach as an outcome in a clinical trial). Consistent with the mission of the journal, investigations can use a variety of designs including correlational, meta-analytic, epidemiological, longitudinal, or retrospective. Single case experiments relevant to measurement issues in psychopathology are welcome and needed, especially given the relevance of this approach to the clinic. Theoretical and review articles are also welcome, as well as papers focused on large-scale measurement-oriented projects developing in a particular country or region of the world. If you have a question about the applicability of your paper for this special issue, please send enquiries and an abstract to Jamie Griffith at [email protected] or [email protected]. Abstracts should be 150 words or fewer and be accompanied by 5-10 keywords.
Papers should submitted online at http://jep.textrum.com/
To be considered for this special issue, manuscripts should be submitted no later than 28th February 2014
Editor: Jamie Griffith
At present, the scientific study of psychopathology is undergoing a revolution. Frameworks of assessment are in flux: the American Psychiatric Association has released the fifth iteration of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the National Institutes of Health in the U.S.A. have funded large-scale measurement projects (e.g., NIH PROMIS, NIH Toolbox), and the National Institute of Mental Health is developing a new framework – the Research Domain Criteria. All of these developments will change how psychopathology is studied. New technologies are also being widely adopted. In self-report assessment, computerised administration of questionnaires is widely used, and computer adaptive testing is available for many health-related constructs. Mobile devices are being used to monitor behaviour, thoughts, and moods. Neuroimaging is advancing and increasingly being included in psychopathology research.
This call for papers is for a special issue to be published in the Journal of Experimental Psychopathology on new measurement approaches in psychopathology. Papers within this special issue could be on tools used to measure psychopathology, risk factors, biomarkers, and other related constructs. Other possible topics include novel psychometric approaches to analysing questionnaires or other instruments, or demonstrating the utility of alternative measurement approaches in a particular setting (e.g., using a novel measurement approach as an outcome in a clinical trial). Consistent with the mission of the journal, investigations can use a variety of designs including correlational, meta-analytic, epidemiological, longitudinal, or retrospective. Single case experiments relevant to measurement issues in psychopathology are welcome and needed, especially given the relevance of this approach to the clinic. Theoretical and review articles are also welcome, as well as papers focused on large-scale measurement-oriented projects developing in a particular country or region of the world. If you have a question about the applicability of your paper for this special issue, please send enquiries and an abstract to Jamie Griffith at [email protected] or [email protected]. Abstracts should be 150 words or fewer and be accompanied by 5-10 keywords.
Papers should submitted online at http://jep.textrum.com/
To be considered for this special issue, manuscripts should be submitted no later than 28th February 2014