The transdiagnostic approach to mental health has burgeoned over the last decade or so, such that there are now a multitude of research groups and clinical services across the globe working and publishing in this area. To date, we have utilised a conference to facilitate this network, but there is now a consensus that we need an ongoing system to facilitate the development of all of our work.

We would like to set up a network of researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience, service leads,  policymakers, commissioners, and a range of other stakeholders, with the common interest of the transdiagnostic approach to mental health. We define the transdiagnostic approach as the focus on the common factors shared across people with different mental health diagnoses and across the general population in order to develop theory, research and practice in relation to mental health and well-being.

The aim of the network would ultimately for the members of the network to define, but we are proposing a number of functions: networking, collaboration, mutual interest groups, theory development, debates and discussions, online seminars, resources of measures, assessments and clinical tools, and collective publications such as position articles, reviews, and edited handbooks.

We hope that you have a few minutes to complete the attached survey to both join the network and to contribute suggestions. Please be aware that your answers will be made available publicly through the network.  

The Network Panel
Warren Mansell, Curtin University, Australia
Jill Ehrenreich-May, University of Miami, USA
Tim Dalgleish, University of Cambridge, UK
Peter McEvoy, Curtin University, Australia
Sara Tai, University of Manchester, UK
David Preece, Curtin University, Australia
Shannon Sauer-Zavala, University of Kentucky, USA
Rodrigo Becerra, University of Western Australia, Australia