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Merikangas KR, Lieb, R., Avenevoli, S. Family and high risk studies of social anxiety, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, in press.

Avenevoli S, Merikangas KR. Familial influences on adolescent smoking, Addiction, in press.

Merikangas KR, Herrell, R. Contributions of epidemiology to the neurobiology of mental illness. In D. Charney, E. Nestler, R. Innis, (eds.): Neurobiology of Mental Illness. New York: Oxford University Press, in press.

Merikangas KR, B. Genetic epidemiology of substance abuse. In D. Charney, E. Nestler, R. Innis, (eds.): Neurobiology of Mental Illness. New York: Oxford University Press, in press.

Merikangas KR, Yu K. Genetic epidemiology of bipolar disorder. In R. Post, W. Bunney, Bipolar Disorder, in press.

Merikangas KR, Avenevoli, S. Epidemiology of mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. In M.T. Tsaung & M. Tohen (eds), Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2nd Edition, in press.

Merikangas KR, Conway KP. Overview of alcoholism: A major public health problem. In Kazdin, AE (ed): Encyclopedia of Psychology, Oxford University Press, in press.

Kessler RC, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Andrade L, Bijl R, Borges G, Caraveo-Anduaga JJ, DeWit DJ, Kolody B, Merikangas KR, Molnar BE, Vega WA, Walters EE, Wittchen H. Cross-national comparisons of comorbidities between substance use disorders and mental disorders: Results from the International Consortium in Psychiatric Epidemiology. In Bukoski, W.J. & Sloboda, Z. (eds.): Handbook for Drug Abuse Prevention Theory, Science, and Practice. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, in press.

Kessler RC, Costello EJ, Merikangas KR, Ustun TB. Psychiatric epidemiology: Recent advances and future directions. In R. Manderscheid, M. Henderson (eds): Mental Health, in press.

Merikangas KR, Pine D. Vulnerability for anxiety and other stress-related disorders. In D Charney, E Nestler (eds.): Neurobiology of Mental Illness. New York: Oxford University Press, in press.

Merikangas KR. Implications of genetic epidemiology for classification. In JE Helzer (ed): Defining psychopathology in the 21st century. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 195-209, 2002.

Merikangas, KR. Genetic epidemiology of substance use disorders. In H D’haenen, J Den Boer, P Willner (eds). John Wiley & Sons: Textbook of Biological Psychiatry; 537-546, 2002.

Swendsen JD, Conway KP, Rounasavill BJ, Merikangas KR. Are Personality Traits Familial Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorders? Results of a Controlled Family Study, Am J Psychiatry, 159: 1760-1766, 2002.

Merikangas KR, Chakravarti, A, Moldin SO, Araj H, Blangero J, Burmeister M, Crabbe Jr., DePaulo JR Jr., Foulks E, Freimer NB, Koretz DB, Lichtenstein W, Mignot E, Reiss A, Risch NJ, Takahashi J. Workgroup on Genetics for NIMH Strategic Plan for Mood Disorders, Biol Psychiatry, 52: 457-477, 2002.

Angst J, Sellaro R, Merikangas KR.  Multimorbidity of psychiatric disorders as an indicator of clinical severity. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 252: 147-154, 2002.

Pollock RA, Carter AS, Dierker L, Chazan-Cohen R, Merikangas KR. Anxiety sensitivity in adolescents at risk for psychopathology. J Child Clinical Psychology, 31: 343-353, 2002.

Angst J, Gamma A, Sellaro R, Zhang, H, Merikangas KR. Toward validation of atypical depression in the community: results of the Zurich cohort study, J Affect Disord, 72: 125-138, 2002.

Merikangas KR. Genetic epidemiology: Bringing genetics to the population—the NAPE Lecture 2001. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 105: 3-13, 2002.

Dierker L, Avenevoli S, Stolar M, Merikangas KR. Smoking and depression: An examination of mechanisms of comorbidity.Am J Psychiatry, 159: 947-953, 2002.

Conway KP, Swendsen JD, Rounsaville BJ, Merikangas KR. Personality, drug of choice, and comorbid psychopathology among substance abusers. Drug Alcohol Depend, 65: 225-34, 2002.

Lieb, R., Merikangas, K.R., Höfler, M., Pfister, H., Isensee, B. & Wittchen, H.-U. Parental alcohol use disorders and alcohol use and disorders in offspring: A community study. Psychological Medicine , 32:63-78, 2002.

Merikangas KR, Avenevoli S, Acharyya S, Zhang H, Angst J. The spectrum of social phobia in the Zurich Cohort Study of Young Adults. Biol Psychiatry, 51: 81-91, 2002.

Morris AS, Silk J, Steinberg L, Sessa FM, Avenevoli S, Essex, M. Temperamental vulnerability and negative parenting as interacting predictors of child adjustment. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64: 461-471, 2002.

Morris, AS, Steinberg, L, Sessa, FM, Avenevoli S, Silk J, Essex, MJ. Measuring children’s perceptions of psychological control: Developmental and conceptual considerations. In BK Barber (ed.) Intrusive Parenting: How Psychological Control Affects Children and Adolescents, Washington, American Psychiatric Association, 125-159, 2002.

Kessler RC, Merikangas KR, et al. Mental-substance abuse comorbidities in the ICPE surveys, Psychiatria Fennica, 32(Suppl 2): 62-79, 2001.

Avenevoli S, Stolar M, Li J, Dierker L, Merikangas KR. Comorbidity of depression in children and adolescents: models and evidence from a prospective high-risk family study. Biol Psychiatry , 49: 071-1081, 2001.

Kessler RC, Avenevoli S, Merikangas KR. Mood disorders in children and adolescents: An epidemiologic perspective. Biol Psychiatry, 49: 1002-1014, 2001.

Angst J, Merikangas KR. Multi-dimensional criteria for the diagnosis of depression.J Affect Disord , 62: 7-15,2001.

Presig M, Fenton BT, Stevens De, Merikangas KR. Familial relationship between mood disorders and alcoholism. Compr Psychiatry , 42: 87-95, 2001.

Angst J, Sellaro R, Merikangas KR, Endicott J. The epidemiology of perimenstrual psychological symptoms. Acta Psychiatr Scand , 104: 110-16, 2001.

Preisig M, Merikangas KR, Angst J. Clinical significance and comorbidity of subthreshold depression and anxiety in the community. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 104: 96-103, 2001.

Boyle MH, Sanford M, Szatmari P, Merikangas K, Offord D. Familial influences on substance use by adolescents and young adults. Can J Public Helath, 92: 206-9, 2001

Dierker LC, Albano AM, Clarke GN, Heimberg RG, Kendall PC, Merikangas KR, Lewinsohn PM, Offord Dr, Kessler R, Kupfer DJ. Screening for anxiety and depression in early adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry , 40: 929-36, 2001.

Dierker LC, Avenevoli S, Merikangas KR, Flaherty BP, Stolar M. Association between psychiatric disorders and the progression of tobacco use behaviors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 40:1159-1167, 2001.

Dierker LC, Merikangas KR. Familial psychiatric illness and posttraumatic stress disorder: Findings from a family study of substance abuse and anxiety disorders. J Clin Psychiatry, 62: 715-20, 2001.

Angst J, Sellaro R, Merikangas KR. Depressive spectrum diagnoses. Compre Psychiatry, 41: 39-47, 2001.

Avenevoli S, Steinberg, L. The continuity of depression across the adolescent transition. In H Reese & R Kail (eds.) Advances in Child Development and Behavior , 28: 139-173, 2001.

Sessa, FM, Avenevoli, S, Steinberg L, Morris AS. Correspondence among informants on parenting: Preschool children, mothers, and observers. Journal of Family Psychology, 15: 53-68, 2001.

Lilenfeld L, Stein D, Bulik C, Strober CM, Plotnicov K, Pollice C, Rao R, Merikangas KR, Nagy L, Kaye W. Personality traits among current eating disordered, recovered and never ill first degree female relatives of bulimic and control women. Psychol Med, 30: 1399-1410, 2000.

Zhao H, Zhang S, Merikangas K, Wildenauer D, Sun F, Kidd K. Transmission/Disequilibrium tests using multiple tightly linked markers. Amer J Hum Genet, 67: 936-46, 2000.

Lieb R, Hans-Ulrich W, Höfler M, Fuetsch M, Stein M, Merikangas K. Parental psychopathology, parenting styles and the risk of social phobia in offspring: A prospective-longitudinal community study. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 57: 89-66, 2000.

Zhao H, Merikangas KR, Kidd KK. Reply to Kong and Nicolae. Am J Hum Genet , 67: 89-66, 2000.

Merikangas KR, Avenevoli S. Implications of genetic epidemiology for the prevention of substance use disorders. Addict Behav, 25: 807-820, 2000.

Eaton WW, Merikangas KR. Psychiatric epidemiology: Progress and prospects in the year 2000. Epid Rev , 22: 29-34, 2000.

Zhang H, Merikangas KR. A frailty model for studying genetic epidemiology of disease: Understanding the familial transmission of alcoholism. Biometrics, 56: 815-23, 2000.

Swendsen, J.D., Merikangas, K.R. The comorbidity of depression and substance use disorders. Clin Psychol Rev , 20: 173-189, 2000.

Steinberg, L, Avenevoli, S. The role of context in the development of psychopathology: A conceptual framework and some speculative propositions. Child Development , 71: 66-74, 2000.

Merikangas KR, Pollock RA. Anxiety Disorders in Women. In M Goldman, M Hatch, (eds.): Women and Health. San Diego: Academic Press, 1010-1023, 2000.

Merikangas KR. Epidemiology of mood disorders in women. In M. Steiner, K Yonkers, E. Eriksson (eds.): Mood Disorders in Women. United Kingdom: Martin Dunitz Ltd, 1-14, 2000.

Merikangas KR, Merikangas JR. Neuropsychiatric aspects of headache. In Kaplan H, Sadock B: Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry; 345-350, 2000.

Clayton R, Merikangas KR, Abrams DB, ed. Tobacco, nicotine, and youth. Drug Alc Dep 59 Supp 1, 2000.

Merikangas KR. Familial and genetic factors and psychopathology. In Nelson C, ed. The Minnesota symposia on child psychology. Vol 31: The effects of early adversity on neurobehavioral development. Minnesota symposia on child psychology: v. 31: 281-315. Mahwah, NJ, US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers, ix, 2000.

        



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