Rethinking the DSM: A new approach from the HiTOP model

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Rethinking the DSM: A new approach from the HiTOP model

Ever wonder what psychology and diagnostics could look like in a world without the DSM? Some researchers have been exploring this for about 10 years! Get ready to hear about the HiTOP model and its potential implications in the future of this field. Don't miss the working memory strategies at the end! See you inside...

Welcome back to this week's Research Recap in The ADHD Skills Lab!

Curious about what's inside:

What is the HiTOP model and could it replace the DSM?
How might the neurodivergent community evolve in the face of collapsing labels?
A little study on ADHD and memory performance tasks...

Thanks for being here! Until next time,
~ Sarah (Podcast Producer)

ADHD Skills Discussed:

using jingles as a memory aid
physical and visual totems
harnessing repetition
converting your short term to long term - how to do this?!

References:
01:15 - Reconstructing Psychopathology: A data-driven reorganization of the symptoms in DSM-5
10:53 - Verbal memory performance in adolescents and adults with ADHD

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