User profiles for Kathleen R. Merikangas

Kathleen Merikangas

Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD USA
Verified email at nih.gov
Cited by 154497

Prevalence and correlates of bipolar spectrum disorder in the world mental health survey initiative

KR Merikangas, R Jin, JP He, RC Kessler… - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context There is limited information on the prevalence and correlates of bipolar spectrum
disorder in international population-based studies using common methods. Objectives To …

Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of bipolar spectrum disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey replication

KR Merikangas, HS Akiskal, J Angst… - Archives of general …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Context There is growing recognition that bipolar disorder (BPD) has a spectrum of expression
that is substantially more common than the 1% BP-I prevalence traditionally found in …

Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

…, O Demler, R Jin, KR Merikangas… - Archives of general …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Context Little is known about lifetime prevalence or age of onset ofDSM-IVdisorders. Objective
To estimate lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions ofDSM-IVdisorders in the …

The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)

…, O Demler, R Jin, D Koretz, KR Merikangas… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextUncertainties exist about prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder (MDD).ObjectiveTo
present nationally representative data on prevalence and correlates of …

Prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in adolescents: Results from the national comorbidity survey replication adolescent supplement

…, J Swendsen, KR Merikangas - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Eating disorders are severe conditions, but little is known about the prevalence or
correlates of these disorders from population-based surveys of adolescents. Objectives To …

[HTML][HTML] Comorbidity of substance use disorders with mood and anxiety disorders: results of the International Consortium in Psychiatric Epidemiology

KR Merikangas, RL Mehta, BE Molnar, EE Walters… - Addictive …, 1998 - Elsevier
This article reports the results of a cross-national investigation of patterns of comorbidity
between substance use and psychiatric disorders in six studies participating in the International …

Prevalence and effects of mood disorders on work performance in a nationally representative sample of US workers

…, RM . A, R Jin, KR Merikangas… - American journal of …, 2006 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Research on the workplace costs of mood disorders has focused largely on major
depressive episodes. Bipolar disorder has been overlooked both because of the failure to …

Familial transmission of substance use disorders

KR Merikangas, M Stolar, DE Stevens… - Archives of general …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Background There is increasing evidence that substance use disorders are familial and that
genetic factors explain a substantial degree of their familial aggregation. To perform a …

A controlled family study of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: psychiatric disorders in first-degree relatives and effects of proband comorbidity

…, WH Kaye, CG Greeno, KR Merikangas… - Archives of general …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Background We used contemporary family-epidemiological methods to examine patterns of
comorbidity and familial aggregation of psychiatric disorders for anorexia and bulimia …

Parental psychopathology, parenting styles, and the risk of social phobia in offspring: a prospective-longitudinal community study

…, M Fuetsch, MB Stein, KR Merikangas - Archives of general …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Background This article examines the associations betweenDSM-IVsocial phobia and
parental psychopathology, parenting style, and characteristics of family functioning in a …