Abstract
This review examines the application and extension of Hans Eysenck's Individual Differences Paradigm (IDP) to clinical psychology and, in particular, the utility of establishing a dimensional basis for experimental and clinical categorisation. Adopting a dimensional approach allows specifying the process and context of psychopathology. It also establishes a continuum for quantifying the emergence of psychopathology and may inspire a multi-dimensional approach to the clinical phenomenon. The IDP is also person-centred and can chart intrapersonal as well as inter-personal dimensions revealing idiosyncratic triggers and trajectories to a problem through monitoring person×situation interactions which target strengths as well as dysfunctions in a person's repertoire. Examples from research in dependence, tic disorder and obsessions illustrate the approach.
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