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The research domain criteria (RDoC) project as a biological framework for research on mental disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2025

C. Sanislow*
Affiliation:
Wesleyan University, Essex, United States

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Abstract

The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) offers a framework to facilitate clinical research for psychopathology. Unique features include an emphasis on transdiagnostic dimensions spanning normal and abnormal ranges of function, novel independent variables (mechanisms, not diagnoses), and the integration of different kinds of observations (neural, psychological, self-report). In this talk, principles and pragmatics of RDoC approach are illustrated with examples from RDoC-framed clinical research, and the clinical significance is discussed.

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