Dr. Ronald Kessler

Ronald Kessler, Ph.D.

McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
617-432-3587
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McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy

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Harvard Medical School
Dept of Health Care Policy
180 Longwood Ave  
Boston MA 02115

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International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci.
Authors: Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Klengel T, Atkinson EG, Chen CY, Choi KW, Coleman JRI, Dalvie S, Duncan LE, Gelernter J, Levey DF, Logue MW, Polimanti R, Provost AC, Ratanatharathorn A, Stein MB, Torres K, Aiello AE, Almli LM, Amstadter AB, Andersen SB, Andreassen OA, Arbisi PA, Ashley-Koch AE, Austin SB, Avdibegovic E, Babic D, Bækvad-Hansen M, Baker DG, Beckham JC, Bierut LJ, Bisson JI, Boks MP, Bolger EA, Børglum AD, Bradley B, Brashear M, Breen G, Bryant RA, Bustamante AC, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Calabrese JR, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Dale AM, Daly MJ, Daskalakis NP, Deckert J, Delahanty DL, Dennis MF, Disner SG, Domschke K, Dzubur-Kulenovic A, Erbes CR, Evans A, Farrer LA, Feeny NC, Flory JD, Forbes D, Franz CE, Galea S, Garrett ME, Gelaye B, Geuze E, Gillespie C, Uka AG, Gordon SD, Guffanti G, Hammamieh R, Harnal S, Hauser MA, Heath AC, Hemmings SMJ, Hougaard DM, Jakovljevic M, Jett M, Johnson EO, Jones I, Jovanovic T, Qin XJ, Junglen AG, Karstoft KI, Kaufman ML, Kessler RC, Khan A, Kimbrel NA, King AP, Koen N, Kranzler HR, Kremen WS, Lawford BR, Lebois LAM, Lewis CE, Linnstaedt SD, Lori A, Lugonja B, Luykx JJ, Lyons MJ, Maples-Keller J, Marmar C, Martin AR, Martin NG, Maurer D, Mavissakalian MR, McFarlane A, McGlinchey RE, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, McLeay S, Mehta D, Milberg WP, Miller MW, Morey RA, Morris CP, Mors O, Mortensen PB, Neale BM, Nelson EC, Nordentoft M, Norman SB, O'Donnell M, Orcutt HK, Panizzon MS, Peters ES, Peterson AL, Peverill M, Pietrzak RH, Polusny MA, Rice JP, Ripke S, Risbrough VB, Roberts AL, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Roy-Byrne P, Ruggiero K, Rung A, Rutten BPF, Saccone NL, Sanchez SE, Schijven D, Seedat S, Seligowski AV, Seng JS, Sheerin CM, Silove D, Smith AK, Smoller JW, Sponheim SR, Stein DJ, Stevens JS, Sumner JA, Teicher MH, Thompson WK, Trapido E, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, van den Heuvel LL, Van Hooff M, Vermetten E, Vinkers CH, Voisey J, Wang Y, Wang Z, Werge T, Williams MA, Williamson DE, Winternitz S, Wolf C, Wolf EJ, Wolff JD, Yehuda R, Young RM, Young KA, Zhao H, Zoellner LA, Liberzon I, Ressler KJ, Haas M, Koenen KC.
Nat Commun
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Racial/ethnic variation in trauma-related psychopathology in the United States: a population-based study.
Authors: McLaughlin KA, Alvarez K, Fillbrunn M, Green JG, Jackson JS, Kessler RC, Sadikova E, Sampson NA, Vilsaint CL, Williams DR, Alegría M.
Psychol Med
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Childhood adversities and 5-HTTLPR polymorphism as risk factors of substance use disorders: retrospective case-control study in Murcia (Spain).
Authors: Navarro-Mateu F, Quesada MP, Escámez T, Alcaráz MJ, Seiquer de la Peña C, Salmerón D, Huerta JM, Vilagut G, Chirlaque MD, Navarro C, Husky M, Kessler RC, Alonso J, Martínez S.
BMJ Open
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Developing an optimal short-form of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).
Authors: Zuromski KL, Ustun B, Hwang I, Keane TM, Marx BP, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC.
Depress Anxiety
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Predicting suicide attempts among soldiers who deny suicidal ideation in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS).
Authors: Bernecker SL, Zuromski KL, Gutierrez PM, Joiner TE, King AJ, Liu H, Nock MK, Sampson NA, Zaslavsky AM, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC.
Behav Res Ther
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Machine learning methods for developing precision treatment rules with observational data.
Authors: Kessler RC, Bossarte RM, Luedtke A, Zaslavsky AM, Zubizarreta JR.
Behav Res Ther
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The epidemiology of drug use disorders cross-nationally: Findings from the WHO's World Mental Health Surveys.
Authors: Degenhardt L, Bharat C, Glantz MD, Sampson NA, Scott K, Lim CCW, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Bromet EJ, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, de Girolamo G, Gureje O, Haro JM, Harris MG, He Y, de Jonge P, Karam EG, Karam GE, Kiejna A, Lee S, Lepine JP, Levinson D, Makanjuola V, Medina-Mora ME, Mneimneh Z, Navarro-Mateu F, Posada-Villa J, Stein DJ, Tachimori H, Torres Y, Zarkov Z, Chatterji S, Kessler RC.
Int J Drug Policy
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First-onset and persistence of suicidal ideation in university students: A one-year follow-up study.
Authors: Blasco MJ, Vilagut G, Alayo I, Almenara J, Cebrià AI, Echeburúa E, Gabilondo A, Gili M, Lagares C, Piqueras JA, Roca M, Soto-Sanz V, Ballester L, Urdangarin A, Bruffaerts R, Mortier P, Auerbach RP, Nock MK, Kessler RC, Alonso J.
J Affect Disord
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Twelve-month mental health service use in six countries of the Americas: A regional report from the World Mental Health Surveys.
Authors: Borges G, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Andrade L, Benjet C, Cia A, Kessler RC, Orozco R, Sampson N, Stagnaro JC, Torres Y, Viana MC, Medina-Mora ME.
Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci
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Utilization of and barriers to treatment among suicide decedents: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience Among Servicemembers (Army STARRS).
Authors: Zuromski KL, Dempsey CL, Ng THH, Riggs-Donovan CA, Brent DA, Heeringa SG, Kessler RC, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Benedek D, Nock MK.
J Consult Clin Psychol
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