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James MacKillop

Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, McMaster University
Verified email at mcmaster.ca
Cited by 23651

Delayed reward discounting and addictive behavior: a meta-analysis

J MacKillop, MT Amlung, LR Few, LA Ray… - …, 2011 - Springer
Rationale Delayed reward discounting (DRD) is a behavioral economic index of impulsivity
and numerous studies have examined DRD in relation to addictive behavior. To synthesize …

Alcohol demand, delayed reward discounting, and craving in relation to drinking and alcohol use disorders.

J MacKillop, R Miranda Jr, PM Monti… - Journal of abnormal …, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
A behavioral economic approach to alcohol use disorders (AUDs) emphasizes both individual
and environmental determinants of alcohol use. The current study examined individual …

The behavioral economics of substance use disorders: reinforcement pathologies and their repair

…, MN Koffarnus, J MacKillop… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

Steep delay discounting and addictive behavior: A meta‐analysis of continuous associations

…, L Vedelago, J Acker, I Balodis, J MacKillop - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To synthesize continuous associations between delayed reward discounting (DRD)
and both addiction severity and quantity–frequency (QF); to examine moderators of these …

Relative reinforcing efficacy of alcohol among college student drinkers.

JG Murphy, J MacKillop - Experimental and clinical …, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
The construct of relative reinforcing efficacy (RRE) is central to many laboratory and theoretical
models of drug abuse, but it has not been widely measured in applied clinical research …

Examination of the Section III DSM-5 diagnostic system for personality disorders in an outpatient clinical sample.

…, J Maples, DP Terry, B Collins, J MacKillop - Journal of abnormal …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric
Association, 2013), includes a novel approach to the diagnosis of personality disorders …

The latent structure of impulsivity: impulsive choice, impulsive action, and impulsive personality traits

J MacKillop, J Weafer, JC Gray, A Oshri, A Palmer… - …, 2016 - Springer
Rationale Impulsivity has been strongly linked to addictive behaviors, but can be operationalized
in a number of ways that vary considerably in overlap, suggesting multidimensionality. …

Delay discounting, locus of control, and cognitive impulsiveness independently predict tobacco dependence treatment outcomes in a highly dependent, lower …

C Sheffer, J MacKillop, J McGeary… - … American Journal on …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Tobacco use disproportionately affects lower socioeconomic status (SES) groups. Current
explanations as to why lower SES groups respond less robustly to tobacco control efforts and …

Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

…, R Karlsson, RC Kessler, M Kooyman, J MacKillop… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Humans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over 1
million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk …

Further psychometric validation of the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS)

J MacKillop, EJ Anderson - Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral …, 2007 - Springer
Mindfulness is an increasingly prominent construct in health research but its study has been
impeded by a lack of well-validated measures. The Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (…