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The following is a list of NRLC manuscripts arraigned by year of publication. 
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2009 Publications
Impulsivity and clinical symptoms among adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury with or without attempted suicide.
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Marsh-Richard, D. M., Prevette, K. N., Dawes, M. A., Hatzis, E. S., Palmes, G., and Nouvion, S. O. (2009). 
Psychiatry Research, 169, 22-27.     PubMed
Distinctions in behavioral impulsivity: Implications for substance abuse research.
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Marsh-Richard, D. M., Furr, R. M., Nouvion, S. O., and Dawes, M. A. (2009). 
Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 8, 61-73.
Fifty years of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale: An update and review.
Stanford, M. S., Mathias, C. W., Dougherty, D. M., Lake, S. L., Anderson, N. E., and Patton, J. H.. (2009). 
Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 385-395.
Activation of liver Tryptophan Pyrolase mediates the decrease in tryptophan availability to the brain
after alcohol consumption in normal subjects

Badawy A. A., Dougherty D. M., Marsh-Richard, D. M., and Steptoe, A.  (2009). 
Alcohol and Alcoholism, 44, 267-271. PubMed

The Adaptive Visual Analog Scales (AVAS):
A modifiable software program for the creation, administration, and scoring of visual analog scales.

Marsh-Richard, D. M., Hatzis, E. S., Mathias, C. W., Venditti, N., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2009). 
Behavior Research Methods, 41, 99-106. PubMed     PubMed Central

Candidate endophenotypes for genetic studies of suicidal behavior.

Mann, J. J., Arango, V. A., Avenevoli, S., Champagne, F. A., Clayton, P., Currier, D., Dougherty, D. M.,  et al. (2009).

Biological Psychiatry, 65, 556-563.PubMed

Differentiating impulsive and premeditated aggression: Self and informant perspectives among adolescents with personality pathology.

Gauthier, K. J., Furr, R. M., Mathias, C. W., Marsh-Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009).

Journal of Personality Disorders, 23, 76-84.PubMed

L-tryptophan: Basic metabolic functions, behavioral research, and therapeutic indications.
Marsh-Richard, D. M., Dawes, M. A.., Mathias, C. W., Acheson, A., Hill-Kapturczak, N., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2009). 
International Journal of Tryptophan Research, 2, 45-60.
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2008 Publications

Adolescent suicidal behavior and substance use: Developmental mechanisms
Dawes, M. A., Mathias, C. W., Richard, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2008). 
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2, 13-28.

Behavioral measures of impulsivity and the law.
Mathias, C. W., Marsh-Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2008).   
Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 26, 691-707. PubMed

A test of alcohol dose effects on multiple behavioral measures of impulsivity.
Dougherty, D. M., Marsh-Richard, D. M., Hatzis, E. S., Nouvion, S. O., and Mathias, C. W. (2008).   
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 96, 111-120.  PubMed   PubMed Central

Prospective study of cannabis withdrawal in cannabis-using adolescents..
Dawes, M. A., Richard, D. M., Mathias, C. W., and Dougherty, D. M. (2008).   
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47, 1095-1096.  PubMed   PubMed Central

Comparison of 50g and 100g L-tryptophan depletion and loading formulations for altering 5-HT synthesis:

Pharmacokinetics, side effects, and mood states. 
Dougherty, D. M., Marsh-Richard, D. M., Mathias, C. W., and Hood, A. J. (2008).
Psychopharmacology, 198, 431-445. PubMed  

2007 Publications

The biphasic effects of alcohol: Comparison of subjective and objective measures of stimulation, sedation, and physical activity.
Addicott, M. A., Marsh-Richard, D. M., Mathias, C. W., and Dougherty, D. M. (2007).
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 31, 1883-1890. PubMed

The acute tryptophan depletion and loading tests: Specificity issues.
Badawy, A. A.-B., Morgan, C. J., Dougherty, D. M., Marsh, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Jagar, A. A., Addicott, M. A., and Moeller, F. G. (2007). 
International Congress Series, 1304C, 159-166.

Assessment of the kynurenine pathway in humans 1. Normal plasma values, ethnic differences, and their clinical implications. 
Badawy, A. A.-B., Morgan, C. J., Turner, J. A., Dougherty, D. M., Marsh, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Addicott, M. A., and Jagar, A. A. (2007).
International Congress Series, 1304C, 335-343. 

Impulsive and premeditated subtypes of aggression in Conduct Disorder: Differences in time estimation. 
Dougherty, D. M., Dew, R. E., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., Addicott, M. A., and  Barratt, E. S. (2007).
Aggressive Behavior, 33, 574-582. PubMed 

The effects of alcohol on  laboratory-measured impulsivity after L-Tryptophan depletion or loading. 
Dougherty, D. M., Marsh, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Dawes, M. A., Bradley, D. M., Morgan, C. J., and Badaway, A. A. (2007).
Psychopharmacology, 193, 137-150. PubMed 

 Behavioral impulsivity in adolescents with Conduct Disorder who use Marijuana.
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Liguori, A., Marsh, D. M. Dawes, M. A. and Moeller, F. G. (2007).
Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 6, 43-50.

Personality judgment and personality pathology: Self-other agreement in adolescents with Conduct Disorder.
Furr, R. M., Dougherty, D. M., Marsh, D. M., and Mathias, C. W.  (2007). 
Journal of Personality, 75, 629-662. PubMed
Suicidal and nonsuicidal self-harm behaviors in adolescent substance use disorders.
Goldston, D. B., Daniel, S. S., Mathias, C. W., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2007). 
In Y. Kaminer and O. Bukstein (Eds.), Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors (pp. 323-354).
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group: New York, New York

The relationship of inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and psychopathy among adolescents.
Mathias, C. W., Furr, R. M., Daniel, S. S., Marsh, D. M., Shannon, E. E., and Dougherty, D. M. (2007). 
Personality and Individual Differences, 43, 1333-1343.

Characterizing aggressive behavior with the Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale among adolescents with Conduct Disorder.
Mathias, C. W., Stanford, M. S., Marsh, D. M., Frick, P. J., Moeller, F. G., Swann, A. C., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2007). 
Psychiatry Research, 151, 231-242. PubMed     PubMed Central

Teenagers do not always lie: Characteristics and correspondence of telephone and in-person reports of adolescent drug use. 
Shannon, E. E., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., Dougherty, D. M., and Liguori A. (2007).
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 90, 288-291.  PubMed     PubMed Central

Manic symptoms and impulsivity during bipolar depressive episodes. 
Swann, A. C., Gerard Moeller, F., Steinberg, J. L., Schneider, L., Barratt, E. S., and Dougherty, D. M. (2007).
Bipolar Disorders, 9, 206-212.  PubMed

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2006 Publications

Cannabis withdrawal among adolescent cannabis users in an outpatient research setting.
Dawes, M. A., Liguori, A., and Dougherty, D. M. (2006).
American Journal of Addiction, 15, 485-486.  PubMed

Immediate and Delayed Memory Tasks.
Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D.M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2006).
In N. J. Salkind and K. Rasmussen (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics Vol 2. (pp. 452-453).
Sage Publications; Thousand Oaks, California. 

Laboratory behavioral measures of impulsivity.
Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D.M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2006).
In N. J. Salkind and K. Rasmussen (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics Vol 2. (pp. 525-526).
Sage Publications; Thousand Oaks, California. 

Impulsivity and BOLD fMRI activation in MDMA users and healthy control subjects. 
Valdes, I. H., Steinberg, J. L., Narayana, P. A., Kramer, L. A., Dougherty, D. M., Swann, A. C., Barratt, E. S., and Moeller, F. G. (2006). 
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 147, 239-242.  PubMed

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2005 Publications

The conceptualization and role of impulsivity: Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse.
Dougherty, D. M., Marsh, D. M., Mathias, C. W., and Swann, A. C.  (2005). 
Psychiatric Times, 22, 32-35.

Laboratory behavioral measures of impulsivity. 
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., and Jagar, A.  (2005). 
Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 37, 82-90.  PubMed

Reduced anterior corpus callosum white matter integrity is related to increased impulsivity
and reduced discriminability in cocaine-dependent subjects: diffusion tensor imaging. 

Moeller, F. G., Hasan, K. M., Steinberg, J. L., Kramer, L. A., Dougherty, D. M., Santos, R. M., Valdes, I., Swann, A. C., Barratt, E. S., and Narayana, P. A.  (2005).
Neuropsychopharmacology, 30, 610-617. PubMed

Acute yohimbine increases laboratory-measured impulsivity in normal subjects. 
Swann, A. C., Birnbaum, D., Jagar, A. A., Dougherty, D. M., and Moeller, F. G.  (2005). 
Biological Psychiatry, 57, 1209-1211.  PubMed

Increased impulsivity associated with severity of suicide attempt history in patients with Bipolar Disorder. 
Swann, A. C., Dougherty, D. M., Pazzaglia, P. J., Pham, M., Steinberg, J. L., and Moeller, F. G. (2005). 
American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 1680-1687.  PubMed

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2004 Publications

Age at first drink relates to behavioral measures of impulsivity: The Immediate and Delayed Memory Tasks. 
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Lee, M. A., and Marsh, D. M.  (2004). 
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28, 408-414.  PubMed

Suicidal behaviors and drug abuse: Impulsivity and its assessment.
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., Moeller, F. G., and Swann, A. S.  (2004).
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 76, 93-105. PubMed

Laboratory measured behavioral impulsivity relates to suicide attempt history.
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., Papageorgiou, T. D., Swann, A. C., and F. G. Moeller (2004). 
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 374-385.  PubMed

Overview of workshop on drug abuse and suicidal behavior.
Erinoff, L., Anthony, J. C., Brown, G. K., Caine, E. D., Conner, K. R., Dougherty, D. M., Glowinski, A. L., Prince, R. K., Goldston, D. B., Linehan, M. M., Thompson, E. A., Mann, J. J., Miczek, K. A., Ries, R. K., Roy, A., Sher, K. J., Tarter, R. E., Wilcox, H. D., Wines, J. D., and Yen, S.  (2004).
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 76, s3-s9. PubMed  

P300 event related potential amplitude and impulsivity in cocaine dependent subjects. 
Moeller, F. G., Barratt, E. S., Fischer, C. J., Dougherty, D. M., Reilly, E. L., Mathias, C. W., and Swann, A. C.  (2004). 
Neuropsychobiology, 50, 167-173.  PubMed

Functional MRI study of working memory in MDMA users. 
Moeller, F. G., Steinberg, J. L., Dougherty, D. M., Narayana, P. A., Kramer, L., and Renshaw, P. F.  (2004). 
Psychopharmacology, 177, 185-194.  PubMed

Impulsivity: A link between bipolar disorder and substance abuse.
Swann, A. C., Dougherty, D. M., Pazzaglia, P. J., Pham, M., and Moeller, F. G. (2004). 
Bipolar Disorders, 6, 204-212.  PubMed

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2003 Publications

Behavioral impulsivity paradigms: A comparison in hospitalized adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders. 
Dougherty, D. M., Bjork, J. M., Harper, R. A., Marsh, D. M., Moeller, F. G., Mathias, C. W, and Swann, A. C.  (2003). 
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 44, 1145-1157. PubMed

Validation of the Immediate and Delayed Memory Tasks in hospitalized adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders. 
Dougherty, D. M., Bjork, J. M., Harper, R. A., Mathias, C. W., Moeller, F. G., and Marsh, D. M.  (2003). 
Psychological Record, 53, 509-532.

Familial transmission of continuous performance test behavior: Attentional and impulsive response characteristics. 
Dougherty, D. M., Bjork, J. M., Moeller, F. G., Harper, R. A., Marsh, D. M., Mathias, C. W., and Swann, A. C. (2003). 
Journal of General Psychology, 130, 5-21.  PubMed

Laboratory measures of impulsivity. 
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., and Marsh, D. M. (2003).
In E. F. Coccaro (Ed.), Aggression: Psychiatric Assessment and Treatment.  Medical Psychiatric Series No. 22, (pp. 247-265).
Marcel Dekker Publishers: New York, New York. 

Commission error rates on a continuous performance test are related to deficits measured by the Benton Visual Retention Test. 
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., Greve, K. W., Bjork, J. M., and Moeller, F. G. (2003).
Assessment, 10, 3-12.  PubMed

Psychopathology among persons responding to participation as normal controls in behavioral research studies. 
Huang, D. B., Koo, H., Dougherty, D. M. and Hassan, Y. (2003). 
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 44, 83-87.

Impulsivity and phase of illness in bipolar disorder. 
Swann, A. C., Pazzaglia, P., Nicholls, A., Dougherty, D. M., and Moeller, F. G.  (2003). 
Journal of Affective Disorders, 73, 105-111. PubMed

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2002 Publications

The serotonin 2a receptor T102C polymorphism and impaired impulse control. 
Bjork, J. M., Moeller, F. G., Dougherty, D. M., Swann, A. C., Machado, M. A., and Hanis, C. L.  (2002).
American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 114, 336-339.  PubMed

Possible amotivational effects following marijuana smoking under laboratory conditions.
Cherek, D. R., Lane, S. D., and Dougherty, D. M. (2002).   
Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 10, 26-38.  PubMed

Immediate and Delayed Memory Tasks: A computerized behavioral measure of memory, attention and impulsivity. 
Dougherty, D. M., Marsh, D. M., Mathias, C. W., and Steinberg, J. L.  (2002). 
Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 34, 391-398. PubMed

Reliability estimates for the Immediate and Delayed Memory Tasks. 
Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2002). 
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 95, 559-569. PubMed

Laboratory measures of impulsivity: A comparison of women with and without childhood aggression. 
Mathias, C. W., Dougherty, D. M., Marsh, D. M., Moeller, F. G., Hicks, L. R., Dasher, K., and Bar-Eli, L. (2002). 
The Psychological Record, 52, 289-303.

Laboratory-measured aggressive behavior of women: Acute tryptophan depletion and augmentation.
Marsh, D. M., Dougherty, D. M., Moeller, F. G., Swann, A. C., and Spiga, R.  (2002). 
Neuropsychopharmacology, 26, 660-671. PubMed

Comparison of women with high and low trait impulsivity using laboratory impulsivity models
of response-disinhibition and reward-choice.

Marsh, D. M., Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Moeller, F. G., and Hicks, L. R.  (2002). 
Personality and Individual Differences, 33, 1291-1310.

Impulsivity and substance abuse: What is the connection?
Moeller, F. G., and Dougherty, D. M. (2002). 
 Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 1, 2-10.

Increased impulsivity in cocaine dependent subjects independent of antisocial personality disorder and aggression. 
Moeller, F. G., Dougherty, D. M., Barratt, E. S., Oderinde, V., Mathias, C., and Harper, R. A., and Swann, A. C. (2002). 
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 68, 105-111.  PubMed

Heavy "Ecstasy" use is associated with increased impulsivity. 
Moeller, F. G., Dougherty, D. M., Steinberg, J. L., Swann, A. C., Silverman, P. B., Ruiz, P., and Barratt, E. S. (2002). 
Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 1, 47-52.

Two models of impulsivity: Relationship to personality traits and psychopathology.
Swann, A. C., Bjork, J. M., Moeller, F. G., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2002). 
Biological Psychiatry, 51, 988-994.  PubMed


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