Revisions Workgroup

Scope

The workgroup charter is to (1) Devise best practices for validating and revising the HiTOP structure; and (2) Use these practices to guide ongoing revision of the working HiTOP model, as needed, as well as to collate topics for clarification and future research.

Chairs

Miri Forbes & Aidan Wright

Forbes (left), Wright (right)

Current Revisions Proposal Coordinator

Email Miri Forbes or Whitney Ringwald with any questions about submitting a proposal to revise the HiTOP model.

Members

Alison Schreiber
Ashley L. Watts
Awais Aftab
Benjamin B. Lahey
Benjamin L .Hankin
Bob Krueger
Camilo Ruggero
Cassandra Brandes
Colin DeYoung
Darren Haywood
David Cicero
David Preece
Donald Lynam
Eiko Fried
Elizabeth A. Martin
Holly Levin-Aspenson
Irwin D. Waldman
James Prisciandaro
Jeggan Tiego
Jennifer L. Tackett
Kasey Stanton
Kristin Gainey
Lee Anna Clark
Leonard J. Simms
Madelyn Frumkin
Matthew Sunderland
Mike Roche
Mirko Uljarevic
Nicholas R. Eaton
Noah Venables
Robert D. Latzman
Roman Kotov
Sarah Sperry
Sylia Wilson
Thomas A. Widiger
Timothy Allen
Vina Goghari
Whitney Ringwald

Workgroup Outputs

Forbes, M. K., Ringwald, W. R., Allen, T., Cicero, D. C., Clark, L. A., DeYoung, C. G., Eaton, N., Naragon-Gainey, K., Kotov, R., Krueger, R. F., Latzman, R. D., Martin, E. A., Ruggero, C. J., Waldman, I. D., Brandes, C., Fried, E. I., Goghari, V. M., Hankin, B., Sperry, S., Stanton, K., Aftab, A., Lynam, D., Roche, M., & Wright, A. G. (2023). Principles and procedures for revising the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Link

Aftab, A., Wright, A. G. C., Rodriguez-Seijas, C., Hankin, B. L., Clark, L. A., Forbes, M. K., Fried, E. I., Hopwood, C. J., Krueger, R. F., Markon, K. E., Levin-Aspenson, H. F., Haywood, D., Preece, D., Kotov, R., & DeYoung, C. G. (2026). Examining the foundational assumptions of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology. Link

Aftab, A., Wright, A. G. C., Rodriguez-Seijas, C., Hankin, B. L., Clark, L. A., Forbes, M. K., Fried, E. I., Hopwood, C. J., Krueger, R. F., Markon, K. E., Levin-Aspenson, H. F., Haywood, D., Preece, D., Kotov, R., & DeYoung, C. G. (2026). Clarifying the Philosophical Foundations of HiTOP. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology. Link

Current Projects/Opportunities to get involved

Workgroup Update:
‍So far, the Revisions Workgroup has finalised the procedures for making revisions to the HiTOP framework (https://osf.io/2g3sr), made our first change to the model (“harmful substance use”; https://osf.io/rscqf), published our paper describing the principles and procedures for revisions (https://psyarxiv.com/xr48p/), and published a paper examining the foundational assumptions of HiTOP (target article, commentaries, and our response here).

We have multiple active projects underway, including a huge systematic screening of the literature to establish a database from which revisions proposals can be built. We welcome any interested members or trainees to join! Email Aidan Wright (wright.aidan@gmail.com) and/or Miri Forbes (miriam.k.forbes@gmail.com) to join our crew.