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48
Citations
12017
World Ranking
5854
National Ranking
340

Overview

Dixie J. Statham is affiliated with Federation University Australia and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Psychology and Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

The research topics commonly addressed by Statham include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Statham has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "Cohort profile: the Australian genetics of depression study," 2020, BMJ Open
  • "Genetic aetiology of self-harm ideation and behaviour," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Genome-wide association study of major depressive disorder: new results, meta-analysis and lessons learned," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Adolescent substance use and high school noncompletion: exploring the nature of the relationship using a discordant twin design," 2022, Addiction
  • "Multiplex melanoma families are enriched for polygenic risk," 2020, Human Molecular Genetics

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Nicholas G. Martin
  • Andrew C. Heath
  • Christal N. Davis
  • Naomi R. Wray
  • Ian R. Gizer

Their publications often appear in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • BMJ Open
  • Scientific Reports
  • Addiction
  • Human Molecular Genetics

Best Publications

  • Genetic and environmental contributions to alcohol dependence risk in a national twin sample: consistency of findings in women and men

    A. C. Heath;K. K. Bucholz;P. A. F. Madden;S. H. Dinwiddie

  • Association Between Self-reported Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adverse Psychosocial Outcomes : Results From a Twin Study

    Elliot C. Nelson;Andrew C. Heath;Pamela A. F. Madden;M. Lynne Cooper

  • Escalation of drug use in early-onset cannabis users vs co-twin controls

    Michael T. Lynskey;Andrew C. Heath;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Wendy S. Slutske

  • Suicidal behaviour: an epidemiological and genetic study

    D. J. Statham;Andrew Heath;Pamela Madden;Kathleen Bucholz

  • Genome-wide association study of major depressive disorder: new results, meta-analysis, and lessons learned

    N. R. Wray;M. L. Pergadia;D. H.R. Blackwood;B. W.J.H. Penninx

  • Major depressive disorder in a community-based twin sample: are there different genetic and environmental contributions for men and women?

    Laura Jean Bierut;Andrew C. Heath;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Stephen H. Dinwiddie

  • Common genetic risk factors for conduct disorder and alcohol dependence.

    Wendy S. Slutske;Andrew C. Heath;Stephen H. Dinwiddie;Pamela A. F. Madden

  • Modeling genetic and environmental influences in the etiology of conduct disorder: a study of 2,682 adult twin pairs

    Wendy S. Slutske;Andrew C. Heath;Stephen H. Dinwiddie;Pamela A. F. Madden

  • Genetic differences in alcohol sensitivity and the inheritance of alcoholism risk.

    Andrew C. Heath;P. A. F. Madden;K. K. Bucholz;S. H. Dinwiddie

  • Major depressive disorder, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt in twins discordant for cannabis dependence and early-onset cannabis use.

    Michael T. Lynskey;Anne L. Glowinski;Alexandre A. Todorov;Kathleen K. Bucholz

  • Personality and the genetic risk for alcohol dependence.

    Wendy S. Slutske;Andrew C. Heath;Pamela A. F. Madden;Kathleen K. Bucholz

  • A study of the genetic and environmental etiology of stuttering in a selected twin sample.

    S. Felsenfeld;K. M. Kirk;G. Zhu;D. J. Statham

  • Participation bias in a sexuality survey: psychological and behavioural characteristics of responders and non-responders.

    M. P. Dunne;N. G. Martin;J. M. Bailey;A. C. Heath

  • Common heritable contributions to low-risk trauma, high-risk trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depression

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Julia D. Grant;Michael T. Lynskey;Vivia V. McCutcheon

  • Genetic and environmental contributions to cannabis dependence in a national young adult twin sample.

    Michael Lynskey;AC Heath;EC Nelson;KK Bucholz

  • Defining nicotine dependence for genetic research: evidence from Australian twins.

    Christina N. Lessov;Nicholas G. Martin;Dixie J. Statham;Alexandre A. Todorov

  • Childhood sexual abuse and risks for licit and illicit drug-related outcomes: A twin study

    Elliot C. Nelson;Andrew C. Heath;Michael T. Lynskey;Kathleen K. Bucholz

  • Genetic effects on alcohol dependence risk: re-evaluating the importance of psychiatric and other heritable risk factors.

    Valerie S. Knopik;Andrew C. Heath;Pamela A. F. Madden;Kathleen K. Bucholz

  • The Craving Experience Questionnaire: a brief, theory‐based measure of consummatory desire and craving

    Jon May;Jackie Andrade;David J. Kavanagh;Gerald F. X. Feeney

  • Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Variance in Age at First Sexual Intercourse

    M.P. Dunne;N.G. Martin;D.J. Statham;W.S. Slutske

  • Association Between Self-Reported Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adverse Psychosocial Outcomes

    C Nelson;C Heath;Pamela Madden;Lynne Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Michael T. Lynskey
Michael T. Lynskey King's College London
Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Wendy S. Slutske
Wendy S. Slutske University of Missouri
Arpana Agrawal
Arpana Agrawal Washington University in St. Louis
Michael P. Dunne
Michael P. Dunne Queensland University of Technology
Jason P. Connor
Jason P. Connor University of Queensland
Ross McD. Young
Ross McD. Young University of the Sunshine Coast

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