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Nathan A. Kimbrel

Nathan A. Kimbrel

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Psychology

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47
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9931
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6135
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3334

Overview

Nathan A. Kimbrel is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and is active in research spanning psychology and medicine. Their work focuses heavily on understanding mental health conditions, particularly within clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health subfields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study addressed in their publications include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Molecular Biology
  • General Health Professions
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Kimbrel's research covers several key topics such as:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jean C. Beckham
  • Patrick S. Calhoun
  • Allison E. Ashley-Koch
  • Melanie E. Garrett
  • Michelle F. Dennis

Common publication venues for Kimbrel's work are:

  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • Translational Psychiatry

Some recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Nathan A. Kimbrel include:

  • "Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies methylation changes in AHRR" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "An epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder in US veterans implicates several new DNA methylation loci" (2020, Clinical Epigenetics)
  • "A genome-wide association study of suicide attempts in the million veterans program identifies evidence of pan-ancestry and ancestry-specific risk loci" (2022, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • "Enhancing Discovery of Genetic Variants for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Through Integration of Quantitative Phenotypes and Trauma Exposure Information" (2021, Biological Psychiatry)
  • "Identification of Novel, Replicable Genetic Risk Loci for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Military Veterans" (2022, JAMA Psychiatry)

Best Publications

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • 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

  • Largest GWAS of PTSD (N=20 070) yields genetic overlap with schizophrenia and sex differences in heritability

    L. E. Duncan;A. Ratanatharathorn;A. E. Aiello;L. M. Almli

  • Examination of the reliability and factor structure of the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) in a non-clinical sample

    R.M. Hurst;J.T. Mitchell;N.A. Kimbrel;T.K. Kwapil

  • A model of the development and maintenance of generalized social phobia.

    Nathan A. Kimbrel

  • High BAS, but not low BIS, predicts externalizing symptoms in adults

    Natalie E. Hundt;Nathan A. Kimbrel;John T. Mitchell;Rosemery O. Nelson-Gray

  • Traumatic stress and accelerated DNA methylation age: A meta-analysis

    Erika J Wolf;Hannah Maniates;Nicole Nugent;Adam X Maihofer

  • Reinforcement sensitivity and maternal style as predictors of psychopathology

    Nathan A. Kimbrel;Rosemery O. Nelson-Gray;John T. Mitchell

  • Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and emotion regulation difficulties: A multimodal investigation

    Matthew T. Tull;Kim L. Gratz;Robert D. Latzman;Nathan A. Kimbrel

  • A dimensional analysis of creativity and mental illness: Do anxiety and depression symptoms predict creative cognition, creative accomplishments, and creative self-concepts?

    Paul J. Silvia;Nathan A. Kimbrel

  • Deployment-related TBI, persistent postconcussive symptoms, PTSD, and depression in OEF/OIF veterans.

    Sandra B. Morissette;Matthew Woodward;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Eric C. Meyer

  • Neuropsychological Sequelae of PTSD and TBI Following War Deployment among OEF/OIF Veterans

    Sara Dolan;Sara Dolan;Sarah Martindale;Jennifer Robinson;Jennifer Robinson;Jennifer Robinson;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Nathan A. Kimbrel

  • Differences in psychiatric symptoms and barriers to mental health care between volunteer and career firefighters

    Ian H. Stanley;Joseph W. Boffa;Melanie A. Hom;Nathan A. Kimbrel

  • The interaction of reinforcement sensitivity and life events in the prediction of anhedonic depression and mixed anxiety-depression symptoms

    Natalie E. Hundt;Rosemery O. Nelson-Gray;Nathan A. Kimbrel;John T. Mitchell

  • Combined PTSD and depressive symptoms interact with post-deployment social support to predict suicidal ideation in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans

    Bryann B. DeBeer;Bryann B. DeBeer;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Eric C. Meyer;Eric C. Meyer;Suzy B. Gulliver

  • Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies methylation changes in AHRR.

    Alicia K. Smith;Andrew Ratanatharathorn;Adam X. Maihofer;Robert K. Naviaux

  • Social support, stress, and suicidal ideation in professional firefighters.

    Grace Stephanie J Carpenter;Thomas P Carpenter;Nathan A Kimbrel;Elisa J Flynn

  • An analysis of reinforcement sensitivity theory and the five‐factor model

    John T. Mitchell;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Natalie E. Hundt;Amanda R. Cobb

  • Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Functional Disability in U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

    Katherine A. Dahm;Eric C. Meyer;Kristin D. Neff;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Nathan A. Kimbrel

  • Self-Compassion as a Prospective Predictor of PTSD Symptom Severity Among Trauma-Exposed U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

    Regina Hiraoka;Eric C. Meyer;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Bryann B. DeBeer;Bryann B. DeBeer

  • Acceptance and Action Questionnaire—II Scores as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among War Veterans

    Eric C. Meyer;Sandra B. Morissette;Nathan A. Kimbrel;Marc I. Kruse

  • An examination of the relationship between behavioral approach system (BAS) sensitivity and social interaction anxiety.

    Nathan A. Kimbrel;John T. Mitchell;Rosemery O. Nelson-Gray

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean C. Beckham
Jean C. Beckham Duke University
Suzy B. Gulliver
Suzy B. Gulliver Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Sandra B. Morissette
Sandra B. Morissette The University of Texas at San Antonio
Patrick S. Calhoun
Patrick S. Calhoun Duke University
Eric B. Elbogen
Eric B. Elbogen Duke University
Michelle F. Dennis
Michelle F. Dennis Duke University
Michael A. Hauser
Michael A. Hauser Duke University
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Mark W. Miller
Mark W. Miller Boston University

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