Kathleen R Merikangas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3459162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathleen R Merikangas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathleen R |
| FAMILY NAME | Merikangas |
| SIGNATURE | MERIKANGAS K R |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Mental Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4667-2414 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The science of child and adolescent mental health in Brazil
Research Review
BACKGROUND: Mental health symptoms affect children and youths' functioning, quality of life (QOL), and well-being in daily life. While this 'life impact' is a critical outcome, there is a lack of conceptual clarity and widely endorsed outcome measurement instruments (OMI) to support consistent assessment across studies. This scoping umbrella review sought to map OMIs that assess life impact through measures of functioning, QOL, or well-being. Spe…
Psychopathological precursors of the onset of mood disorders in offspring of parents with and without mood disorders
BACKGROUND: There is still limited evidence from prospective high-risk research on the evolution of specific disorders that may emerge early in the development of mood disorders. Moreover, few studies have examined the specificity of mood disorder subtypes among offspring of parents with both major subtypes of mood disorders and controls based on prospective tracking across the transition from childhood to adulthood. Our specific objectives were …
The Science of Complex Systems Is Needed to Ameliorate the Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health
Jo-An Atkinson1,2*Yun Ju Christine Song1Kathleen R. Merikangas3Adam Skinner1Ante Prodan1,2,4Frank Iorfino1Louise Freebairn1,5Danya Rose1Nicholas Ho1Jacob Crouse1Vadim Zipunnikov6Ian B. Hickie1
Major Depression in the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement
School Start Time and Adolescent Sleep Patterns
Objectives. We estimated associations between school start time and adolescent weeknight bedtime, weeknight sleep duration, and weekend compensatory sleep and assessed whether associations differ by age, sex, or urbanicity. Methods. We used a subsample of a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of 7308 students aged 13 to 18 years attending 245 schools to estimate associations of school start time, reported by school principals, with …
The association between cortisol and neighborhood disadvantage in a U.S. population-based sample of adolescents
Epidemiology of substance use disorders
Prevalence and Correlates of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative
CONTEXT: There is limited information on the prevalence and correlates of bipolar spectrum disorder in international population-based studies using common methods. OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence, impact, patterns of comorbidity, and patterns of service utilization for bipolar spectrum disorder (BPS) in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional, face-to-face, hou…
Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in Adolescents
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 examine the prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in a large, reprefentative sample of US adolescents. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of adolescents with face-to-face interviews using a modified version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. SE…
Service Utilization for Lifetime Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents
Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Disorders Among US Children in the 2001–2004 NHANES
OBJECTIVE: This article presents the 12-month prevalence estimates of specific mental disorders, their social and demographic correlates, and service use patterns in children and adolescents from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative probability sample of noninstitutionalized US civilians. METHODS: The sample includes 3042 participants 8 to 15 years of age from cross-sectional surveys conducted from 200…
Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents
Interaction Between the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR), Stressful Life Events, and Risk of Depression
CONTEXT: Substantial resources are being devoted to identify candidate genes for complex mental and behavioral disorders through inclusion of environmental exposures following the report of an interaction between the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and stressful life events on an increased risk of major depression. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis of the interaction between the serotonin transporter gene and stress…
Epidemiology of mental disorders in children and adolescents
This article provides a review of the magnitude of mental disorders in children and adolescents from recent community surveys across the world. Although there is substantial variation in the results depending upon the methodological characteristics of the studies, the findings converge in demonstrating that approximately one fourth of youth experience a mental disorder during the past year, and about one third across their lifetimes. Anxiety diso…
Substance use and behaviour disorders in Puerto Rican youth
BACKGROUND: Hispanics in the USA have higher rates of substance use disorders than similar ethnic groups residing in Latin American nations, and recent evidence suggests an increase in substance use among US Hispanic youth. This investigation examines the familial and societal correlates of this increase by comparing Puerto Rican families residing in the mainland USA and Puerto Rico. METHODS: Using migrant and controlled family study methods, 279…
Physical and Mental Comorbidity of Headache in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contribution of comorbidity to health utilization and negative health perception in a large-scale population-based study. Comorbidity of headache with physical and mental disorders has been reported frequently in clinical samples. METHODS: This concern was addressed using combined 6-year data from the 1999 to 2004 National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey (n = 31,126 adults), nationally representative datasets…
Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
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 population surveys. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence, correlates, and treatment patterns of bipolar spectrum disorder in the US population. DESIGN: Direct interviews. SETTING: Households in the continental United States. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sa…
Mental and Physical Comorbid Conditions and Days in Role Among Persons With Arthritis
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of comorbidity among people with arthritis in the US adult population and to determine the role of comorbidity in accounting for the association of arthritis with days out of role (a measure of inability to work or carry out normal activities). METHODS: Data come from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), a nationally representative household survey of 9,282 respondents ages 18 and older carrie…
The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R)
The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R) is a new nationally representative community household survey of the prevalence and correlates of mental disorders in the US. The NCS‐R was carried out a decade after the original NCS. The NCS‐R repeats many of the questions from the NCS and also expands the NCS questioning to include assessments based on the more recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM‐…
The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder
CONTEXT: Uncertainties exist about prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder (MDD). OBJECTIVE: To present nationally representative data on prevalence and correlates of MDD by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria, and on study patterns and correlates of treatment and treatment adequacy from the recently completed National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). DESIGN: Face-to-face h…
Mood disorders in children and adolescents
Familial Influences on Substance Use by Adolescents and Young Adults
Familial Influences on Substance Use by Adolescents and Young Adults
The association between cortisol and neighborhood disadvantage in a U.S. population-based sample of adolescents
School Start Time and Adolescent Sleep Patterns
Objectives. We estimated associations between school start time and adolescent weeknight bedtime, weeknight sleep duration, and weekend compensatory sleep and assessed whether associations differ by age, sex, or urbanicity. Methods. We used a subsample of a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of 7308 students aged 13 to 18 years attending 245 schools to estimate associations of school start time, reported by school principals, with …
Mood disorders in children and adolescents
Familial Influences on Substance Use by Adolescents and Young Adults
The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder
CONTEXT: Uncertainties exist about prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder (MDD). OBJECTIVE: To present nationally representative data on prevalence and correlates of MDD by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria, and on study patterns and correlates of treatment and treatment adequacy from the recently completed National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). DESIGN: Face-to-face h…
The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R)
The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R) is a new nationally representative community household survey of the prevalence and correlates of mental disorders in the US. The NCS‐R was carried out a decade after the original NCS. The NCS‐R repeats many of the questions from the NCS and also expands the NCS questioning to include assessments based on the more recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM‐…
Mental and Physical Comorbid Conditions and Days in Role Among Persons With Arthritis
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of comorbidity among people with arthritis in the US adult population and to determine the role of comorbidity in accounting for the association of arthritis with days out of role (a measure of inability to work or carry out normal activities). METHODS: Data come from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), a nationally representative household survey of 9,282 respondents ages 18 and older carrie…
Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
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 population surveys. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence, correlates, and treatment patterns of bipolar spectrum disorder in the US population. DESIGN: Direct interviews. SETTING: Households in the continental United States. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sa…
Physical and Mental Comorbidity of Headache in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contribution of comorbidity to health utilization and negative health perception in a large-scale population-based study. Comorbidity of headache with physical and mental disorders has been reported frequently in clinical samples. METHODS: This concern was addressed using combined 6-year data from the 1999 to 2004 National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey (n = 31,126 adults), nationally representative datasets…
Interaction Between the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR), Stressful Life Events, and Risk of Depression
CONTEXT: Substantial resources are being devoted to identify candidate genes for complex mental and behavioral disorders through inclusion of environmental exposures following the report of an interaction between the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and stressful life events on an increased risk of major depression. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis of the interaction between the serotonin transporter gene and stress…
Epidemiology of mental disorders in children and adolescents
This article provides a review of the magnitude of mental disorders in children and adolescents from recent community surveys across the world. Although there is substantial variation in the results depending upon the methodological characteristics of the studies, the findings converge in demonstrating that approximately one fourth of youth experience a mental disorder during the past year, and about one third across their lifetimes. Anxiety diso…
Substance use and behaviour disorders in Puerto Rican youth
BACKGROUND: Hispanics in the USA have higher rates of substance use disorders than similar ethnic groups residing in Latin American nations, and recent evidence suggests an increase in substance use among US Hispanic youth. This investigation examines the familial and societal correlates of this increase by comparing Puerto Rican families residing in the mainland USA and Puerto Rico. METHODS: Using migrant and controlled family study methods, 279…
Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Disorders Among US Children in the 2001–2004 NHANES
OBJECTIVE: This article presents the 12-month prevalence estimates of specific mental disorders, their social and demographic correlates, and service use patterns in children and adolescents from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative probability sample of noninstitutionalized US civilians. METHODS: The sample includes 3042 participants 8 to 15 years of age from cross-sectional surveys conducted from 200…
Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents
Prevalence and Correlates of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative
CONTEXT: There is limited information on the prevalence and correlates of bipolar spectrum disorder in international population-based studies using common methods. OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence, impact, patterns of comorbidity, and patterns of service utilization for bipolar spectrum disorder (BPS) in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional, face-to-face, hou…
Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in Adolescents
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 examine the prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in a large, reprefentative sample of US adolescents. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of adolescents with face-to-face interviews using a modified version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. SE…
Service Utilization for Lifetime Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents
Epidemiology of substance use disorders
The association between cortisol and neighborhood disadvantage in a U.S. population-based sample of adolescents
Major Depression in the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement
School Start Time and Adolescent Sleep Patterns
Objectives. We estimated associations between school start time and adolescent weeknight bedtime, weeknight sleep duration, and weekend compensatory sleep and assessed whether associations differ by age, sex, or urbanicity. Methods. We used a subsample of a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of 7308 students aged 13 to 18 years attending 245 schools to estimate associations of school start time, reported by school principals, with …
The Science of Complex Systems Is Needed to Ameliorate the Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health
Jo-An Atkinson1,2*Yun Ju Christine Song1Kathleen R. Merikangas3Adam Skinner1Ante Prodan1,2,4Frank Iorfino1Louise Freebairn1,5Danya Rose1Nicholas Ho1Jacob Crouse1Vadim Zipunnikov6Ian B. Hickie1
Psychopathological precursors of the onset of mood disorders in offspring of parents with and without mood disorders
BACKGROUND: There is still limited evidence from prospective high-risk research on the evolution of specific disorders that may emerge early in the development of mood disorders. Moreover, few studies have examined the specificity of mood disorder subtypes among offspring of parents with both major subtypes of mood disorders and controls based on prospective tracking across the transition from childhood to adulthood. Our specific objectives were …
The science of child and adolescent mental health in Brazil
Research Review
BACKGROUND: Mental health symptoms affect children and youths' functioning, quality of life (QOL), and well-being in daily life. While this 'life impact' is a critical outcome, there is a lack of conceptual clarity and widely endorsed outcome measurement instruments (OMI) to support consistent assessment across studies. This scoping umbrella review sought to map OMIs that assess life impact through measures of functioning, QOL, or well-being. Spe…
Medicine (21 works) · Psychiatry (20 works) · Clinical Psychology (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Comorbidity (11 works) · Mental health (9 works) · Anxiety (8 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 works) · Mood (8 works) · National Comorbidity Survey (8 works)