Brian D'Onofrio
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: brian.donofrio@ki.se
Visiting address: Nobels väg 12a, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB Lichtenstein, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I have been collaborating extensively with researchers at the Department of
Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics [1] for over 15 years. After a five
year period (the longest possible tenure) as a guest professor in the
department (2016-2022), I continue to maintain strong collaborations at
Karolinska Institutet as an affiliated researcher.
2004-2005 *Harvard Medical School / Children’s Hospital Boston – Boston,
MA*
APA-Accredited Predoctoral Clinical Internship
1999-2005 *University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA*
Doctorate in Clinical
Psychology
1997-1999 *Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA *
* * Graduate Courses in Statistics and Behavior
Genetics
1993-1997 *University of Virginia (UVA) - Charlottesville, VA*
Bachelor of Arts in Distinguished Majors
Psychology Program, minor in Religious Studies - Graduated Summa Cum Laude
[1] http://ki.se/en/meb/startpage
Research
- My research seeks to understand the etiology, treatment, and assessment of
mental health and substance use problems. In particular, my research
leverages translational epidemiologic methods to (a) better understand the
processes that account for the associations between putative causal risk
factors and health problems and (b) evaluate real-world interventions. First,
my research specifically explores the etiology and treatment of mental health
and substance use problems with large-scale epidemiologic datasets (e.g.,
Swedish national registers and health insurance claims datasets in the United
States) using advanced research designs and statistical analyses.
I use family-based approaches (e.g., comparisons of differentially exposed
siblings, twins, and offspring of twins) and advanced epidemiologic designs
(e.g., quantitative genetic models, negative controls, active comparators,
etc.) because the designs enable researchers to pull apart co-occurring
processes and rigorously test competing hypotheses. I have written
extensively about the advantages and disadvantages of the designs, and I have
used these designs to test numerous risk factors, including pregnancy-related
exposures (e.g., smoking, alcohol use, stress, and medication use during
pregnancy). Second, I use longitudinal analyses of data in the large-scale
registers to study risk factors across time and across the lifespan. For
example, I have used within-individual comparisons and other advanced
pharmacoepidedmiologic designs to study the risks and benefits of psychiatric
(e.g., ADHD pharmacotherapy) and analgesic (e.g., opioids and gabapentinoids)
medications, especially for rare-but-serious problems, such as drug
overdoses, suicidal behavior, and traumatic brain injuries.
*Academic Positions*
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences/Indiana University -
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
2014-Present: Full Professor & - Director of Clinical Training (Clinical
Science Program)
2011-2014: Associate Professor
2005-2011: Assistant Professor
*Key publications*
Accounting for Confounding in Observational Studies. [1]
D'Onofrio BM, Sjölander A, Lahey BB, Lichtenstein P, Öberg AS
/Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2020 05 - 16():25-48/
Critical need for family-based, quasi-experimental designs in integrating
genetic and social science research. [2]
D'Onofrio BM, Lahey BB, Turkheimer E, Lichtenstein P
/Am J Public Health 2013 Oct - 103 Suppl 1():S46-55/
Familial confounding of the association between maternal smoking during
pregnancy and offspring substance use and problems. [3]
D'Onofrio BM, Rickert ME, Langström N, Donahue KL, Coyne CA, Larsson H,
Ellingson JM, Van Hulle CA, Iliadou AN, Rathouz PJ, Lahey BB, Lichtenstein
P. /Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012 Nov - 69(11):1140-50/
Preterm birth and mortality and morbidity: a population-based
quasi-experimental study. [4]
D'Onofrio BM, Class QA, Rickert ME, Larsson H, Långström N, Lichtenstein P
/JAMA Psychiatry 2013 Nov - 70(11):1231-40/
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medication and Unintentional
Injuries in Children and Adolescents. [5]
Ghirardi L, Larsson H, Chang Z, Chen Q, Quinn PD, Hur K, Gibbons RD,
D'Onofrio BM
/J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2020 08 - 59(8):944-951/
ADHD Medication and Substance-Related Problems. [6]
Quinn PD, Chang Z, Hur K, Gibbons RD, Lahey BB, Rickert ME, Sjölander A,
Lichtenstein P, Larsson H, D'Onofrio BM
/Am J Psychiatry 2017 09 - 174(9):877-885/
Incident and long-term opioid therapy among patients with psychiatric
conditions and medications: a national study of commercial health care
claims. [7]
Quinn PD, Hur K, Chang Z, Krebs EE, Bair MJ, Scott EL, Rickert ME, Gibbons
RD, Kroenke K, D'Onofrio BM
/Pain 2017 01 - 158(1):140-148/
Associations of opioid prescription dose and discontinuation with risk of
substance-related morbidity in long-term opioid therapy. [8]
Quinn PD, Chang Z, Bair MJ, Rickert ME, Gibbons RD, Kroenke K, D'Onofrio BM
/Pain 2022 Apr - 163(4):e588-e595/
Associations of Maternal Antidepressant Use During the First Trimester of
Pregnancy With Preterm Birth, Small for Gestational Age, Autism Spectrum
Disorder, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring. [9]
Sujan AC, Rickert ME, Öberg AS, Quinn PD, Hernández-Díaz S, Almqvist C,
Lichtenstein P, Larsson H, D'Onofrio BM
/JAMA 2017 04 - 317(15):1553-1562/
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32384000
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23927516
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23117635
[4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24068297
[5] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31302218
[6] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28659039
[7] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27984526
[8] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34326295
[9] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28418479
Articles
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Article: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE. 2024;35(25):5161-5167
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2023;62(12):1316-1325
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Article: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2023;94(2):811-819
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;64(7):1027-1036
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2023;80(7):728-737
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Article: EPILEPSY RESEARCH. 2023;192:107134
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Article: PAIN. 2023;164(4):e228-e236
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2023;180(4):294-304
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Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2023;325:817-823
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2023;53(4):1510-1517
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(2):233.e1-233.e12
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2023;20(1):e1004164
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2022;79(12):1188-1198
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OPEN. 2022;3(5):e12804
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Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;57(9):1817-1827
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Article: DIABETES CARE. 2022;45(9):1987-1993
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Article: DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2022;:1-22
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;63(8):921-928
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Article: NEUROLOGY. 2022;98(23):e2329-e2336
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Article: PAIN. 2022;163(4):e588-e595
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Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(4):e226815
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(3):1712-1719
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Article: PEDIATRICS. 2022;149(3):e2020049750
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2022;52(3):496-505
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Article: MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW. 2022;79(1):17-27
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Article: GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR. 2022;21(2):e12779
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Article: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2022;52(1):38-47
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Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2022;99:247-255
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Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:1012650
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Article: JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 2022;78:101879
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;62(11):1274-1284
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Article: EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH. 2021;24(4):146-152
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Article: EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE. 2021;191(14):2281-2292
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;36(10):1055-1064
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Article: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2021;8(9):774-783
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES. 2021;30(9):2180-2190
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Article: JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS. 2021;25(11):1519-1528
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Article: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH. 2021;69(2):272-279
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;62(7):834-841
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;92(5):519-527
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2021;60(5):593-603
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Article: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2021;9(3):524-532
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Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2021;4(4):e215245
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Article: PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;35(2):184-193
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(3):974-985
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2021;78(3):302-310
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Article: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2021;205(3):864-870
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Article: EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 2021;42(2):157-164
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Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(2):473-479
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Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2021;36(1):188-195
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2021;51(1):62-69
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2020;12(1):44
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Article: NEUROLOGY. 2020;95(24):e3232-e3240
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Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2020;29(12):1741-1746
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2020;61(12):1309-1316
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Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2020;3(12):e2028477
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Article: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2020;7(11):982-990
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2020;17(11):e1003416
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Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2020;293:113384
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Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2020;174(11):1048-1055
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Article: SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY. 2020;81:8-12
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Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2020;88(6):452-458
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2020;61(9):959-968
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2020;77(9):936-943
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2020;59(8):944-951
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2020;61(7):798-806
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2020;50(9):1463-1474
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2020;50(10):1706-1715
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Article: WORLD PSYCHIATRY. 2020;19(2):206-213
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;49(3):857-875
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Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2020;50(6):2188-2200
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Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2020;10(1):173
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Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2020;29:e131
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Article: ANNUAL REVIEW OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;16:25-48
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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):7661
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Article: JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;129(4):364-375
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Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2020;50(5):597-608
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2020;50(4):616-624
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2020;61(2):140-147
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Article: ADDICTION. 2020;115(2):326-336
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(6):e0234561
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(12):e1002995
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(12):e1002980
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(11):1141-1149
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Article: PAIN. 2019;160(11):2464-2472
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Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2019;367:l5784
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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):13101
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Article: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2019;6(8):651-658
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Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2019;28(8):1137-1145
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Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2019;19(1):224
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Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2019;365:l2147
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Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2019;49(6):2624-2631
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Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2019;49(6):883-891
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(5):536-543
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2019;58(4):423-432
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2019;60(3):295-304
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Article: EPILEPSIA. 2019;60(2):284-293
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Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2019;60(2):160-168
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(8):e0214180
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Article: JAMA NEUROLOGY. 2018;75(9):1098-1105
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Article: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2018;5(8):644-652
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;47(4):1159-1168
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2018;23(5):1189-1197
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Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2018;172(5):423-430
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Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE. 2018;6(3):916-922.e6
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Article: NEUROLOGY. 2018;90(13):e1104-e1110
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Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2018;83(2):173-180
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2018;75(1):47-55
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0190133
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Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2017;130(6):1304-1311
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Article: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2017;27(22):3554-3560.e3
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2017;22(11):1626-1632
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Article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;27(11):1144-1152
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2017;50(9):1095-1103
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2017;174(9):877-885
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2017;74(8):815-822
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Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2017;91:124-129
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Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2017;82(2):111-118
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Article: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(4):383-393
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2017;74(6):589-596
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2017;74(6):597-603
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Article: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2017;317(15):1553-1562
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2017;174(4):341-348
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2017;47(3):576-584
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Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2016;80(12):916-922
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2016;73(12):1268-1275
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2016;73(11):1135-1144
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(7):958-970
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Article: ADDICTION. 2016;111(10):1814-1822
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Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2016;170(9):e160965
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2016;13(8):e1002103
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Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2016;36(3):222-228
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Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2016;6(5):e796
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Article: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2016;46(3):431-456
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Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2016;46(5):969-979
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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2016;73(3):284-291
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;45(1):170-177
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All other publications
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Review: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(11):e2243597
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Review: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2022;137:104647
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Letter: NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 2020;22(10):1928-1929
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Review: CNS DRUGS. 2020;34(7):731-747
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Letter: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(7):767-768
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Review: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2019;60(4):356-376
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Editorial comment: WORLD PSYCHIATRY. 2019;18(1):100-101
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Editorial comment: OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY. 2017;72(9):523-524
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Letter: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2017;318(7):666-667
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Review: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2016;46(3):315-328
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2024
Supervisor
- Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Twin and family studies on the development of cognitive and externalizing problems.