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88
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28639
World Ranking
13155
National Ranking
6710

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Herbert D. Kleber was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States, where their research focused primarily on medicine and neuroscience. Their work intersected several subfields, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, epidemiology, and pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics encompassed neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, and the treatment of major depression.

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Treatment of Major Depression

Frequent collaborators in their research included Kathleen T. Brady, Frances R. Levin, and Marc Galanter.

  • Kathleen T. Brady
  • Frances R. Levin
  • Marc Galanter

Herbert D. Kleber contributed to academic literature including at least one book published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing eBooks. The book titled The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Substance Use Disorder Treatment was released in 2021 and has received citations reflecting its impact in the field.

The scientist's expertise was recognized with membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) awarded in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Drug Dependence, a Chronic Medical Illness: Implications for Treatment, Insurance, and Outcomes Evaluation

    A. Thomas McLellan;David C. Lewis;Herbert D. Kleber

  • Abstinence Symptomatology and Psychiatric Diagnosis in Cocaine Abusers: Clinical Observations

    Frank H. Gawin;Herbert D. Kleber

  • CLONIDINE BLOCKS ACUTE OPIATE-WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

    MarkS. Gold;D.Eugene Redmond;HerbertD. Kleber

  • Heterogeneity of Psychiatric Diagnosis in Treated Opiate Addicts

    Bruce J. Rounsaville;Myrna M. Weissman;Herbert Kleber;Charles Wilber

  • Diagnosis and Symptoms of Depression in Opiate Addicts: Course and Relationship to Treatment Outcome

    Bruce J. Rounsaville;Myrna M. Weissman;Katherine Crits-Christoph;Charles Wilber

  • Prognostic significance of psychopathology in treated opiate addicts. A 2.5-year follow-up study.

    Bruce J. Rounsaville;Thomas R. Kosten;Myrna M. Weissman;Herbert D. Kleber

  • Effective medical treatment of opiate addiction

    L. L. Judd;M. G. Marston;C. Attkisson;W. Berrettini

  • Desipramine facilitation of initial cocaine abstinence.

    Frank H. Gawin;Herbert D. Kleber;Robert Byck;Bruce J. Rounsaville

  • Can the national addiction treatment infrastructure support the public's demand for quality care?

    A Thomas McLellan;Deni Carise;Herbert D Kleber

  • Injectable, Sustained-Release Naltrexone for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Sandra D. Comer;Maria A. Sullivan;Elmer Yu;Jami L. Rothenberg

  • Opiate Withdrawal Using Clonidine: A Safe, Effective, and Rapid Nonopiate Treatment

    M S Gold;A C Pottash;D R Sweeney;H D Kleber

  • Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release: Markedly Blunted in Cocaine Dependence and Predictive of the Choice to Self-Administer Cocaine

    Diana Martinez;Rajesh Narendran;Richard W. Foltin;Mark Slifstein

  • Cocaine Abuse Treatment: Open Pilot Trial With Desipramine and Lithium Carbonate

    Frank H. Gawin;Herbert D. Kleber

  • Untreated opiate addicts. How do they differ from those seeking treatment

    Bruce J. Rounsaville;Herbert D. Kleber

  • Concurrent validity of the addiction severity index.

    Thomas R. Kosten;Bruce J. Rounsaville;Herbert D. Kleber

  • The economic costs of heroin addiction in the United States.

    Tami L Mark;George E Woody;Tim Juday;Herbert D Kleber

  • Treatment of patients with substance use disorders, second edition. American Psychiatric Association.

    Herbert D Kleber;Roger D Weiss;Raymond F Anton;Tony P George

  • Cocaine dependence and d2 receptor availability in the functional subdivisions of the striatum: relationship with cocaine-seeking behavior.

    Diana Martinez;Allegra Broft;Richard W Foltin;Mark Slifstein

  • A 2.5-year follow-up of depression, life crises, and treatment effects on abstinence among opioid addicts.

    Thomas R. Kosten;Bruce J. Rounsaville;Herbert D. Kleber

  • Hooked on hormones? An anabolic steroid addiction hypothesis.

    Kenneth B. Kashkin;Herbert D. Kleber

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas R. Kosten
Thomas R. Kosten Baylor College of Medicine
Bruce J. Rounsaville
Bruce J. Rounsaville Yale University
Myrna M. Weissman
Myrna M. Weissman Columbia University
Mark S. Gold
Mark S. Gold Washington University in St. Louis
Dennis S. Charney
Dennis S. Charney Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Frances R. Levin
Frances R. Levin Columbia University
Diana Martinez
Diana Martinez Columbia University
Sandra D. Comer
Sandra D. Comer Columbia University
A. Thomas McLellan
A. Thomas McLellan University of Pennsylvania
Edward V. Nunes
Edward V. Nunes Columbia University

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