Personality and psychopathology

In defense of a practical path toward integrating psychometric and biological approaches to advance a comprehensive model

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19282017
AutoresJay Fournier (0000-0001-8967-1668, Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh PA USA, autor de correspondencia), Nicole Roberts (0000-0002-8448-5986, University of Pittsburgh), Nicole J Roberts (Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh PA USA), Katy Lauren Ford (Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh PA USA)
Año2022
Volumen90
Número1
Páginas61-74
Fecha de publicación2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jopy.12605
PMID33135156
OpenAlexW3097559484
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas113

Personality and psychopathology each reflect patterns of internal experience and outward behavior that differ between people and affect functioning. Drawing strict distinctions between the two concepts is not only difficult, but it may prove unnecessary for advancing an integrated model of psychological experiences associated with mental illness. We argue that developing such a model will be critical for improving treatment outcomes, and we discuss a practical path forward. Proponents of psychometric approaches to developing models of psychological experience focus on observable phenotypes and utilize statistical methods to describe patterns of covariation among a broad range of symptoms and dispositions. Advocates of biologically based approaches emphasize neuroscientific tools for identifying abnormalities in brain function that give rise to an individual's experience. There is substantial evidence that measures of personality and measures of symptoms capture nonoverlapping, clinically important information for understanding how and for whom treatments for mental illness work. In this article, we highlight the importance of combining psychometric and neurobiological approaches in order to understand which features of an individual those measures reflect, which aspects of neurobiology generate and maintain those features, how they relate to each other, and critically, how best to alter them to reduce distress and dysfunction

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