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Abstract

Comorbidity and heterogeneity among, between, and within mental disorders presents a persistent challenge for conceptualizing clinical cases. In this presentation, I will tackle this challenge head on. Specifically, new models for conceptualizing psychopathology, such as the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) and the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) will be discussed, along with strategies for putting these models to good use in clinical assessment and intervention.

Bio

Bob Krueger is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. He completed his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his clinical internship at Brown University. Professor Krueger’s major interests lie at the intersection of research on psychopathology, personality, behavior genetics, health, and aging. He has received several major awards, including the University of Minnesota McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, the American Psychological Association’s Award for Early Career Contributions, the Award for Early Career Contributions from the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, an American Psychological Foundation Theodore Millon Mid-Career Award, and the Hoch Award from the American Psychopathological Association (APPA) . He has been named a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, and Research.com ranks him in the top 100 most impactful psychologists in the world. He is also editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders and served as the Chair of the U.S. NIH/CSR Social, Personality and Interpersonal Processes (SPIP) Grant Review Study Section.