2024
Identifying neurofunctional domains across substance use disorders
Hartwell E, Schwandt M, Nunez Y, Wetherill R, Kember R, Wiers C, Gelernter J, Kranzler H. Identifying neurofunctional domains across substance use disorders. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-11. PMID: 39018668, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2024.2368180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersHistory of abuse/neglectExploratory factor analysisExecutive functionSubstance useSemi-Structured Assessment for Drug DependenceWisconsin Card Sorting TestPersistence of substance use disordersNEO Personality InventoryCard Sorting TestFactor analysisNature of substance use disordersSix-factor modelPatterns of associationPersonality InventoryNeurofunctional domainsSorting TestDrug dependenceTargeted clinical interventionsLatent variable modelsClinical interventionsFit indicesAbuse/neglectDisordersLatent domainsCross-ancestry genetic investigation of schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, and tobacco smoking
Johnson E, Austin-Zimmerman I, Thorpe H, Levey D, Baranger D, Colbert S, Demontis D, Khokhar J, Davis L, Edenberg H, Di Forti M, Sanchez-Roige S, Gelernter J, Agrawal A. Cross-ancestry genetic investigation of schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, and tobacco smoking. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 1-11. PMID: 38906991, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-01886-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis use disorderUse disorderPleiotropic lociCo-occurring substance useHeavy cannabis useInvestigation of schizophreniaSubstance use disordersGenome-wide studiesGenetic factorsMental health conditionsExecutive functionCannabis useSubstance useLead variantsSchizophreniaGenetic variantsEuropean ancestryEuropean ancestry dataRisk-takingSCZHeritable factorsCannabisDisordersTobacco smokeGenetic correlationsGenetic influences and causal pathways shared between cannabis use disorder and other substance use traits
Galimberti M, Levey D, Deak J, Zhou H, Stein M, Gelernter J. Genetic influences and causal pathways shared between cannabis use disorder and other substance use traits. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-6. PMID: 38580809, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02548-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersProblematic alcohol useSubstance use traitsCannabis use disorderCannabis useOpioid use disorderUse disorderGenomic structural equation modelingSmoking initiationLifetime cannabis useLegalization of cannabis useGlobal genetic correlationsProblematic substance useStructural equation modelingNicotine dependenceGenetic influencesCannabisSubstance useFagerstrom TestAlcohol useMendelian randomizationBidirectional relationshipGenetic correlationsDisordersSmoking cessation
2021
Drinking and smoking polygenic risk is associated with childhood and early-adulthood psychiatric and behavioral traits independently of substance use and psychiatric genetic risk
De Angelis F, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Tylee DS, Goswami A, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. Drinking and smoking polygenic risk is associated with childhood and early-adulthood psychiatric and behavioral traits independently of substance use and psychiatric genetic risk. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 586. PMID: 34775470, PMCID: PMC8590689, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01713-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance useYoung adultsBehavioral traitsPhiladelphia Neurodevelopmental CohortRemoval of participantsAnxiety-related traitsRisk-taking behaviorVerbal reasoningCognitive performancePolygenic risk scoresSocial competenciesNeurobiological processesNeurodevelopmental CohortPsychiatric genetic riskDrinking behaviorParent educationPRS associationsPolygenic riskPsychopathologyGenetic overlapPsychotic symptomsAdverse health outcomesHazardous behaviorEducational attainmentTobacco smoking
2020
Diagnostic Reliability and Validity of the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA) Chinese Version
Yang BZ, Wang LJ, Huang MC, Wang SC, Tsai MC, Huang YC, Nuñez YZ, Ng MH, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Chen CK. Diagnostic Reliability and Validity of the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA) Chinese Version. Complex Psychiatry 2020, 6: 62-67. PMID: 34882761, PMCID: PMC7923924, DOI: 10.1159/000511606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSD diagnosisSemi-Structured AssessmentTest-retest reliabilityDependence diagnosisDrug dependenceΚ statisticDiagnostic reliabilityStructured Clinical InterviewCohen κ statisticChance-corrected agreementClinician versionSubstance dependence diagnosesNicotine dependencePsychiatric disordersClinical InterviewAlcohol dependenceDSM-IVDiagnosisSubstance useChinese versionOpioidsValid instrumentConcurrent validityKetamineMethamphetamine
2016
Genome-wide association study of lifetime cannabis use based on a large meta-analytic sample of 32 330 subjects from the International Cannabis Consortium
Stringer S, Minică CC, Verweij KJ, Mbarek H, Bernard M, Derringer J, van Eijk KR, Isen JD, Loukola A, Maciejewski DF, Mihailov E, van der Most PJ, Sánchez-Mora C, Roos L, Sherva R, Walters R, Ware JJ, Abdellaoui A, Bigdeli TB, Branje SJ, Brown SA, Bruinenberg M, Casas M, Esko T, Garcia-Martinez I, Gordon SD, Harris JM, Hartman CA, Henders AK, Heath AC, Hickie IB, Hickman M, Hopfer CJ, Hottenga JJ, Huizink AC, Irons DE, Kahn RS, Korhonen T, Kranzler HR, Krauter K, van Lier PA, Lubke GH, Madden PA, Mägi R, McGue MK, Medland SE, Meeus WH, Miller MB, Montgomery GW, Nivard MG, Nolte IM, Oldehinkel AJ, Pausova Z, Qaiser B, Quaye L, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Richarte V, Rose RJ, Shin J, Stallings MC, Stiby AI, Wall TL, Wright MJ, Koot HM, Paus T, Hewitt JK, Ribasés M, Kaprio J, Boks MP, Snieder H, Spector T, Munafò MR, Metspalu A, Gelernter J, Boomsma DI, Iacono WG, Martin NG, Gillespie NA, Derks EM, Vink JM. Genome-wide association study of lifetime cannabis use based on a large meta-analytic sample of 32 330 subjects from the International Cannabis Consortium. Translational Psychiatry 2016, 6: e769-e769. PMID: 27023175, PMCID: PMC4872459, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime cannabis useCannabis useInternational Cannabis ConsortiumLifetime cannabisIndividual differencesAutism disorderOccasional cannabisCannabis initiationSubstance useEffect sizeSocial consequencesCannabisLifetime cigarette smokingCigarette useReplication sampleGene-based testsCigarette smokingPsychoactive substancesIllicit psychoactive substancesSNP effect sizesFrequent useGenome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsGenome-wide association dataAbuse
2011
GABRA2 and KIBRA genotypes predict early relapse to substance use
Bauer LO, Covault J, Gelernter J. GABRA2 and KIBRA genotypes predict early relapse to substance use. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2011, 123: 154-159. PMID: 22129841, PMCID: PMC3294190, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of abstinenceDrug use problemsCognitive controlContribution of ageAbstinence violationDrug abuse problemsKIBRA genotypeUse problemsDepression symptomsDrug involvementSubstance useAbuse problemsTreatment settingsDrug useKIBRARisk of relapseFuture studiesGABRA2AbstinenceSmall samplesEthnic groupsANKK1Younger ageEmpirically derived subtypes of opioid use and related behaviors
Chan G, Gelernter J, Oslin D, Farrer L, Kranzler HR. Empirically derived subtypes of opioid use and related behaviors. Addiction 2011, 106: 1146-1154. PMID: 21306596, PMCID: PMC3164489, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03390.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAgedAnalgesics, OpioidChildCluster AnalysisComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFamily HealthFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPhenotypePrevalenceSiblingsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsOpioid usePsychiatric disordersHomogeneous subtypesRelated behaviorsSemi-Structured AssessmentGeneral community sampleOpioid dependenceMedical historyPrevalence ratesCocaine dependenceDrug dependenceSubtypesParticipant demographicsSubstance useCase-control genetic studyDemographicsDisordersCommunity sampleGenetic studies
2008
Correlates of co-occurring ADHD in drug-dependent subjects: Prevalence and features of substance dependence and psychiatric disorders
Arias AJ, Gelernter J, Chan G, Weiss RD, Brady KT, Farrer L, Kranzler HR. Correlates of co-occurring ADHD in drug-dependent subjects: Prevalence and features of substance dependence and psychiatric disorders. Addictive Behaviors 2008, 33: 1199-1207. PMID: 18558465, PMCID: PMC2532519, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderFirst substance useOpioid dependenceLifetime diagnosisSubstance useCo-occurring attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderSubstance dependence disordersDrug-dependent subjectsSemi-Structured AssessmentDeficit hyperactivity disorderClinical courseMore hospitalizationsSevere coursePsychiatric comorbiditySD diagnosisDependence disordersPsychiatric disordersADHD prevalencePsychiatric diagnosisDrug dependenceMore SDsSubstance dependenceConduct disorderDiagnosisHyperactivity disorder
2007
Comorbid Psychiatric Diagnoses and Their Association with Cocaine‐Induced Psychosis in Cocaine‐Dependent Subjects
Tang Y, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Farrer LA, Cubells JF. Comorbid Psychiatric Diagnoses and Their Association with Cocaine‐Induced Psychosis in Cocaine‐Dependent Subjects. American Journal On Addictions 2007, 16: 343-351. PMID: 17882604, DOI: 10.1080/10550490701525723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderCocaine-Induced PsychosisComorbid substance useAntisocial personality disorderCocaine Experience QuestionnairePsychiatric disordersUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisCocaine dependenceAxis I psychiatric diagnosesComorbid opioid dependenceSubstance useAdult antisocial personality disorderComorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorderPercent of subjectsComorbid psychiatric diagnosesDSM-IV diagnosisSubstance use disordersCocaine-dependent adultsCocaine-dependent subjectsCocaine-dependent sampleSemi-Structured AssessmentDrugs of abuseDeficit hyperactivity disorderSuch comorbidities
2004
Typologies of drug dependence: comparative validity of a multivariate and four univariate models
Basu D, Ball SA, Feinn R, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR. Typologies of drug dependence: comparative validity of a multivariate and four univariate models. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2004, 73: 289-300. PMID: 15036551, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug dependenceDrug abuse/dependenceLongitudinal cohort studyFirst-degree relativesAbuse/dependencePsychiatric Symptom IndexPredictive validityAntisocial personality disorderGreater concurrent validityCohort studyStrength of associationSymptom IndexAlcohol dependenceB typologyDrug abuseSubstance usePersonality disorderComposite scoreConcurrent validityDegree of changeOverall functioningComparative validitySuperior validityPsychopathologyUnivariate models