Call for Proposals

Guest Editors: Robert D. Latzman, Giorgia Michelini, Colin G. DeYoung, & Robert F. Krueger

Clinical neuroscience aims to elucidate neural correlates of mental illness and translate that knowledge into effective biologically informed interventions.  There has been a growing consensus, however, that the lack of progress to date may be a result of the well-documented shortcomings of the categorical diagnostic system; the categorical system is scientifically untenable. Indeed, a large and reliable empirical literature has demonstrated the superiority of quantitatively-derived dimensional models of classification, including, for example, the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP).  Importantly, it has become clear that these models converge with quantitative models of personality, typically reflecting the same latent dimensions in both the general and maladaptive ranges. The field has thus come to realize that the convergence of models of personality and psychopathology represents a promising phenotypic target for neurobiological investigations of psychopathology and related processes. 

This special issue of Personality Neuroscience will focus on the connection of quantitative models that integrate personality and psychopathology with neuroscientific inquiry.  Whereas priority will be given to neuroscientific methodologies (e.g., neuroimaging, EEG), papers focused on other psychophysiological and neuropsychological methodologies will also be considered. The overarching goal of this special issue will be to highlight sophisticated novel research aimed at elucidating neurobiological correlates of broad, transdiagnostic processes within an integrated personality-psychopathology framework.

Both empirical and conceptual/theoretical papers will be considered.  All abstracts should introduce the topic, research questions, and/or hypotheses, report the sample, methods utilized, statistical analyses undertaken, the results of the work (or expected results), and the implications for this work for our understanding of the topic. All submissions for the special issue will go through the normal peer-review process.

FORMAT:

Submitted abstracts should:

• Be at least 250 words but should not exceed 500 words in the main body of the abstract, excluding references, figures, and tables.
• If you are interested in contributing to our special section on “Novel Investigations of the Connection between Quantitative Personality-Psychopathology Models and Neuroscience,” please send your abstract to Robert Latzman at (rlatzman@gsu.edu) by March 31, 2019.
• Following review of abstracts, authors will be notified on or before April 30, 2019 of whether a full paper will be invited for submission. Invited full submissions, made through the Personality Neuroscience submission portal, will be due September 15, 2019. Expected publication will be December, 2019.
• Length and other formatting issues for the ultimate versions of the papers will follow normal Personality Neuroscience guidelines.