title: Using the NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) in human and nonhuman primate research.
abstract: In this article, we provide a commentary on Kozak and Cuthbert ()'s theoretical paper discussing the NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative and on Latzman et al. (2016)'s empirical investigation of the RDoC negative valence systems domain in chimpanzees, conducted with experimental procedures across genetic, neurobiological, and behavioral levels of analysis. We discuss the pros and cons of the RDoC approach to research on mental illness as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of this approach in the chimpanzee study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Human Development, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maestripieri
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Scott O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Lilienfeld
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D009315:National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.); D011323:Primates; D012107:Research Design