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Douglas L. Delahanty

Douglas L. Delahanty

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Psychology

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49
Citations
10355
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5655
National Ranking
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Overview

Douglas L. Delahanty is affiliated with Kent State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on clinical psychology and genetics within the broader fields of psychology and medicine.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related trauma research. Key topics in their work include:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

Douglas L. Delahanty's notable recent papers include:

  • "Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder" (2024, Nature Genetics)
  • "Genomic influences on self-reported childhood maltreatment" (2020, Translational Psychiatry)
  • "Enhancing Discovery of Genetic Variants for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Through Integration of Quantitative Phenotypes and Trauma Exposure Information" (2021, Biological Psychiatry)
  • "Systems biology dissection of PTSD and MDD across brain regions, cell types, and blood" (2024, Science)
  • "Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories within the first year following emergency department admissions: pooled results from the International Consortium to predict PTSD" (2020, Psychological Medicine)

Frequently collaborating with other experts, Delahanty has coauthored multiple papers with:

  • Richard A. Bryant
  • Adam X. Maihofer
  • Ananda B. Amstadter
  • S. Bryn Austin
  • Dewleen G. Baker

They have published repeatedly in a variety of academic venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Anxiety Stress & Coping
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • European journal of psychotraumatology

The scientist's research spans several subfields of study, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. These subfields include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Genetics
  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Best Publications

  • The physical health consequences of PTSD and PTSD symptoms: a meta-analytic review.

    Maria L. Pacella;Bryce Hruska;Douglas L. Delahanty

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Long-term Physical Health Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Leah Irish;Ihori Kobayashi;Douglas L Delahanty

  • Polysomnographically measured sleep abnormalities in PTSD: A meta-analytic review.

    Ihori Kobayashi;Jessica M. Boarts;Douglas L. Delahanty;Douglas L. Delahanty

  • Initial posttraumatic urinary cortisol levels predict subsequent PTSD symptoms in motor vehicle accident victims

    Douglas L Delahanty;A.Jay Raimonde;Eileen Spoonster

  • Conceptually driven pharmacologic approaches to acute trauma.

    Roger K Pitman;Douglas L Delahanty

  • Initial urinary epinephrine and cortisol levels predict acute PTSD symptoms in child trauma victims

    Douglas L. Delahanty;Douglas L. Delahanty;Nicole R. Nugent;Norman C. Christopher;Norman C. Christopher;Michele Walsh;Michele Walsh

  • Health-related correlates of perceived discrimination in HIV care.

    Sheryl Thorburn Bird;Laura M Bogart;Douglas L Delahanty

  • Acute and chronic distress and posttraumatic stress disorder as a function of responsibility for serious motor vehicle accidents.

    Douglas L. Delahanty;Holly B. Herberman;Karrie J. Craig;Michele C. Hayward

  • The Differential Impact of PTSD and Depression on HIV Disease Markers and Adherence to HAART in People Living with HIV

    Jessica M. Boarts;Eve M. Sledjeski;Laura M. Bogart;Douglas L. Delahanty;Douglas L. Delahanty

  • Estimating the risk of PTSD in recent trauma survivors : results of the International Consortium to Predict PTSD ( ICPP )

    Arieh Y Shalev;Martin Gevonden;Andrew Ratanatharathorn;Eugene Laska

  • The Association Between Parent PTSD/Depression Symptoms and Child PTSD Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis

    Adam Morris;Crystal Gabert-Quillen;Douglas L. Delahanty

  • Injury severity, prior trauma history, urinary cortisol levels, and acute PTSD in motor vehicle accident victims.

    Douglas L Delahanty;A.Jay Raimonde;Eileen Spoonster;Michael Cullado

  • Gender differences in PTSD symptoms: an exploration of peritraumatic mechanisms.

    Leah A. Irish;Beth Fischer;William Fallon;Eileen Spoonster

  • Similarity of prior trauma exposure as a determinant of chronic stress responding to an airline disaster.

    Angela Liegey Dougall;Holly B. Herberman;Douglas L. Delahanty;Sabra S. Inslicht

  • Parental posttraumatic stress symptoms as a moderator of child's acute biological response and subsequent posttraumatic stress symptoms in pediatric injury patients

    Nicole R. Nugent;Sarah Ostrowski;Norman C. Christopher;Norman C. Christopher;Douglas L. Delahanty

  • The efficacy of initial hydrocortisone administration at preventing posttraumatic distress in adult trauma patients: a randomized trial.

    Douglas L Delahanty;Crystal Gabert-Quillen;Sarah A Ostrowski;Nicole R Nugent

  • Predicting PTSD Prospectively Based on Prior Trauma History and Immediate Biological Responses

    Douglas L. Delahanty;Douglas L. Delahanty;Nicole R. Nugent

  • Sleep disruptions mediate the relationship between early postoperative pain and later functioning following total knee replacement surgery.

    Julie K Cremeans-Smith;Kendra Millington;Eve Sledjeski;Kenneth Greene

  • Association of stereotypes about physicians to health care satisfaction, help-seeking behavior, and adherence to treatment

    Laura M Bogart;Sheryl Thorburn Bird;Lisa C Walt;Douglas L Delahanty

  • Incidence and impact of posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression on adherence to HAART and CD4+ counts in people living with HIV.

    Eve M. Sledjeski;Douglas L. Delahanty;Laura M. Bogart

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicole R. Nugent
Nicole R. Nugent Brown University
Karestan C. Koenen
Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University
Richard A. Bryant
Richard A. Bryant University of New South Wales
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Jeffrey A. Ciesla
Jeffrey A. Ciesla Kent State University
Andrew Baum
Andrew Baum University of Pittsburgh
Soraya Seedat
Soraya Seedat Stellenbosch University
Rachel Yehuda
Rachel Yehuda United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Karmel W. Choi
Karmel W. Choi Massachusetts General Hospital
Joel Gelernter
Joel Gelernter Yale University

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