Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)
NIMH framework organizing mental illness by brain circuits
Episodes
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#4238: How Incoterms Keep Global Trade From Falling ApartWhy a 1936 trade standard still governs global shipping — and where it's starting to break. -
#3832: ADHD vs Depression: A Brain Divide or a Bureaucratic Fossil?Why does ADHD feel "neurological" but depression doesn't — even though both show real brain changes? -
#3518: What Irritability Actually Is (And Why It Feels Like Your Nerves Are At You)Irritability isn't anger without a press release. Here's what's happening in your brain when everything feels like an intrusion. -
#3506: When Depression Looks Like AngerOne in three depressed patients experiences anger as a primary symptom. Why aren't we screening for it? -
#3269: Why Your Mental Health Labels Might Be WrongMost people with mental illness have multiple diagnoses. What if the labels are the problem, not the patient? -
#3255: Catatonia Beyond the Frozen StatueCatatonia isn't just frozen stillness—it's a motor dysregulation syndrome more common in mania than schizophrenia.