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Overview

Kathleen K. Bucholz is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting domains within medicine and psychology, with a focus on epidemiology, clinical psychology, pathology and forensic medicine, genetics, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their work frequently appears in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Psychiatry, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, and Genes Brain & Behavior.

Kathleen K. Bucholz studies topics primarily related to substance use and its effects, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Several coauthors frequently collaborate with Kathleen K. Bucholz, including:

  • Danielle M. Dick
  • Howard J. Edenberg
  • Bernice Porjesz
  • Chella Kamarajan
  • Victor Hesselbrock

The following are some of their recent publications that illustrate the scope of their research:

  • A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder, 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Multivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders, 2023, Nature Mental Health
  • Leveraging genome-wide data to investigate differences between opioid use vs. opioid dependence in 41,176 individuals from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Multi-trait genome-wide association study of opioid addiction: OPRM1 and beyond, 2022, Scientific Reports

The broad fields of study represented in Kathleen K. Bucholz's work include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Their research often addresses questions about genetic and epidemiological underpinnings of addiction and substance use disorders, the clinical and social aspects of these conditions, and related developmental and behavioral mechanisms. The integration of genetics with clinical and psychosocial factors is a common thread in their publications.

Best Publications

  • A new, semi-structured psychiatric interview for use in genetic linkage studies: a report on the reliability of the SSAGA.

    K. K. Bucholz;R. Cadoret;C. R. Cloninger;S. H. Dinwiddie

  • DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale

    Deborah S. Hasin;Charles P. O’Brien;Marc Auriacombe;Guilherme Borges

  • 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

  • Genome‐wide search for genes affecting the risk for alcohol dependence

    Theodore Reich;Howard J. Edenberg;Alison Goate;Jeff T. Williams

  • 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

  • A validity study of the SSAGA- a comparison with the SCAN

    Michie Hesselbrock;Caroline Easton;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Marc Schuckit

  • Childhood sexual abuse moderates genetic influences on age at first consensual sexual intercourse in women.

    Mary Waldron;Andrew C. Heath;Eric N. Turkheimer;Robert E. Emery

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Suicidal behaviour: an epidemiological and genetic study

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

  • Common genetic vulnerability for nicotine and alcohol dependence in men.

    William R. True;Hong Xian;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Pamela A. F. Madden

  • Comparison of direct interview and family history diagnoses of alcohol dependence

    John P. Rice;Theodore Reich;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Rosalind J. Neuman

  • Early sexual abuse and lifetime psychopathology: a co-twin-control study.

    S. Dinwiddie;Andrew C. Heath;M. P. Dunne;K. K. Bucholz

  • A genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence

    Laura J. Bierut;Arpana Agrawal;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Adolescent alcohol use is a risk factor for adult alcohol and drug dependence: evidence from a twin design.

    Julia D. Grant;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Michael T. Lynskey;Michael J. Lyons

  • 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

  • Age of sexual debut among US adolescents

    Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg;Melissa J. Krauss;Edward L. Spitznagel;Mario Schootman

  • Genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence implicates a region on chromosome 11

    Howard J. Edenberg;Daniel L. Koller;Xiaoling Xuei;Leah Wetherill

  • 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

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

    C Nelson;C Heath;Pamela Madden;Lynne Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Arpana Agrawal
Arpana Agrawal Washington University in St. Louis
Marc A. Schuckit
Marc A. Schuckit University of California, San Diego
Michael T. Lynskey
Michael T. Lynskey King's College London
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Julia D. Grant
Julia D. Grant Washington University in St. Louis
Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
Carolyn E. Sartor
Carolyn E. Sartor Yale University
Laura J. Bierut
Laura J. Bierut Washington University in St. Louis

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