recent publications

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  • Lee, J. P., Moore, R. S., Roberts, J., Nelson, N., Calac, D., Gilder, D. A., Ehlers, C. L. Off-premise alcohol outlets on and around tribal land: risks for rural California Indian youth Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse  2015 14:59-78  DOI:10.1080/15332640.2014.958643  PMID:25529892  PMCID:PMC4344917
  • Ehlers, C. L., Stouffer, G. M., Gilder, D. A. Associations between a history of binge drinking during adolescence and self-reported responses to alcohol in young adult Native and Mexican Americans Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2014 38:2039-2047  DOI:10.1111/acer.12466  PMID:24961146  PMCID:PMC4125016
  • Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Stimulant dependence and stimulant-associated psychosis: clinical characteristics and age of onset in a native american community sample Journal of Addiction Medicine  2014 8:241-248  DOI:10.1097/adm.0000000000000039  PMID:24755633  PMCID:PMC4122628
  • Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Item response theory analyses of DSM-IV and DSM-5 stimulant use disorder criteria in an American Indian community sample Drug and Alcohol Dependence  2014 135:29-36  DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.10.010  PMID:24200103  PMCID:PMC3915779
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Ellingson, J. M., Yehuda, R. Measuring historical trauma in an American Indian community sample: contributions of substance dependence, affective disorder, conduct disorder and PTSD Drug and Alcohol Dependence  2013 133:180-187  DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.05.011  PMID:23791028  PMCID:PMC3810370
  • Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Wang, T., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Contributions of ethnicity to differential item functioning of cannabis abuse and dependence symptoms Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs  2013 74:320-328  PMID:23384380  PMCID:PMC3568170
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Yehuda, R. Lifetime history of traumatic events in an American Indian community sample: Heritability and relation to substance dependence, affective disorder, conduct disorder and PTSD Journal of Psychiatric Research  2013 47:155-161  DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.10.002  PMID:23102628  PMCID:PMC3530021
  • Criado, J. R., Gilder, D. A., Kalafut, M. A., Ehlers, C. L. Obesity in American Indian and Mexican American men and women: associations with blood pressure and cardiovascular autonomic control Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology  2013 2013:680687  DOI:10.1155/2013/680687  PMID:24024026  PMCID:PMC3760286
  • Gilder, D. A., Luna, J. A., Roberts, J., Calac, D., Grube, J. W., Moore, R. S., Ehlers, C. L. Usefulness of a survey on underage drinking in a rural American Indian community health clinic American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research  2013 20:1-26  DOI:10.5820/aian.2002.2013.1  PMID:23824640  PMCID:PMC3788675
  • Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L., Vieten, C., Feiler, H. S., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genome-wide linkage scan of antisocial behavior, depression, and impulsive substance use in the UCSF family alcoholism study Psychiatric Genetics  2012 22:235-244  DOI:10.1097/YPG.0b013e328353fb77  PMID:22517380  PMCID:PMC3427472
  • Gilder, D. A., Ehlers, C. L. Depression symptoms associated with cannabis dependence in an adolescent American Indian community sample American Journal on Addictions  2012 21:536-543  DOI:10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00281.x  PMID:23082832  PMCID:PMC3498983
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Linkage analyses of stimulant dependence, craving, and heavy use in American Indians American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics  2011 156B:772-780  DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.31218  PMID:21812097  PMCID:PMC3188982
  • Gizer, I. R., Edenberg, H. J., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Association of alcohol dehydrogenase genes with alcohol-related phenotypes in a native american community sample Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2011 35:2008-2018  DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01552.x  PMID:21635275  PMCID:PMC3197765
  • Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Criado, J. R., Gilder, D. A. N4 component responses to pre-pulse startle stimuli in young adults: Relationship to alcohol dependence Psychiatry Research  2011 188:237-244  DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2011.04.010  PMID:21550123  PMCID:PMC3114177
  • Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L. Item response theory analysis of binge drinking and its relationship to lifetime alcohol use disorder symptom severity in an American Indian community sample Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2011 35:984-995  DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01429.x  PMID:21314696  PMCID:PMC3083452
  • Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L., Vieten, C., Seaton-Smith, K. L., Feiler, H. S., Lee, J. V., Segall, K., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Linkage scan of nicotine dependence in the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) family alcoholism study Psychological Medicine  2011 41:799-808  DOI:10.1017/s0033291710001273  PMID:20594377  PMCID:PMC3045476
  • Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L., Vieten, C., Seaton-Smith, K. L., Feiler, H. S., Lee, J. V., Segall, S. K., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Linkage scan of alcohol dependence in the UCSF family alcoholism study Drug and Alcohol Dependence  2011 113:125-132  DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.07.017  PMID:20817416  PMCID:PMC3008755
  • Gilder, D. A., Luna, J. A., Calac, D., Moore, R. S., Monti, P. M., Ehlers, C. L. Acceptability of the use of motivational interviewing to reduce underage drinking in a Native American community Substance Use & Misuse  2011 46:836-842  DOI:10.3109/10826084.2010.541963  PMID:21210721  PMCID:PMC3075848
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Criado, J. R., Caetano, R. Sleep quality and alcohol-use disorders in a select population of young-adult Mexican Americans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs  2010 71:879-884  PMID:20946745  PMCID:PMC2965486
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Vieten, C., Gilder, D. A., Stouffer, G. M., Lau, P., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Cannabis dependence in the San Francisco Family Study: Age of onset of use, DSM-IV symptoms, withdrawal, and heritability Addictive Behaviors  2010 35:102-110  DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.09.009  PMID:19818563  PMCID:PMC2805269
  • Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. EEG spectral phenotypes: Heritability and association with marijuana and alcohol dependence in an American Indian community study Drug and Alcohol Dependence  2010 106:101-110  DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.07.024  PMID:19748744  PMCID:PMC2815012
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Criado, J. R., Caetano, R. Acculturation stress, anxiety disorders, and alcohol dependence in a select population of young adult Mexican Americans Journal of Addiction Medicine  2009 3:227-233  DOI:10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181ab6db7  PMID:20161543  PMCID:PMC2805002
  • Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Item response theory analysis of lifetime cannabis-use disorder symptom severity in an American Indian community sample Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs  2009 70:839-849  PMID:19895760  PMCID:PMC2776116
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Heritability and a genome-wide linkage analysis of a type II/B cluster construct for cannabis dependence in an American Indian community Addiction Biology  2009 14:338-348  DOI:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2009.00160.x  PMID:19413562  PMCID:PMC2850263
  • Shafe, S., Gilder, D. A., Montane-Jaime, L. K., Joseph, R., Moore, S., Crooks, H., Ramcharam, C., Ehlers, C. L. Co-morbidity of alcohol dependence and select affective and anxiety disorders among individuals of East Indian and African ancestry in Trinidad and Tobago West Indian Medical Journal  2009 58:164-172  PMID:20953317  PMCID:PMC2954109
  • Montane-Jaime, L. K., Shafe, S., Joseph, R., Moore, S., Gilder, D. A., Crooks, H., Ramcharan, C., Ehlers, C. L. The clinical course of alcoholism in Trinidad and Tobago Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs  2008 69:834-839  PMID:18925341  PMCID:PMC2583374
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Slutske, W. S., Lind, P. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Externalizing disorders in American Indians: Comorbidity and a genome wide linkage analysis American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics  2008 147B:690-698  DOI:10.1002/ajmg.30666  PMID:18286631  PMCID:PMC2839892
  • Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Corey, L., Ehlers, C. L. Factors associated with remission from alcohol dependence in an American Indian community group American Journal of Psychiatry  2008 165:1172-1178  DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07081308  PMID:18519526  PMCID:PMC2835695
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Phillips, E. P3 components of the event-related potential and marijuana dependence in Southwest California Indians Addiction Biology  2008 13:130-142  DOI:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2007.00091.x  PMID:18201292
  • Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Corey, L., Lau, P., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. Heritability of illicit drug use and transition to dependence in southwest California Indians Psychiatric Genetics  2007 17:171-176  DOI:10.1097/01.ypg.0000242201.56342.1a  PMID:17417061
  • Ehlers, C. L., Slutske, W. S., Gilder, D. A., Lau, P. Age of first marijuana use and the occurrence of marijuana use disorders in Southwest California Indians Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior  2007 86:290-296  DOI:10.1016/j.pbb.2006.07.024  PMID:16930685
  • Ehlers, C. L., Slutske, W. S., Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Age at first intoxication and alcohol use disorders in southwest California Indians Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2006 30:1856-1865  DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00222.x  PMID:17067349
  • Gilder, D. A., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. Comorbidity of select anxiety and affective disorders with alcohol dependence in southwest California Indians Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2004 28:1805-1813  DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000148116.27875.b0  PMID:15608596
  • Ehlers, C. L., Spence, J. P., Wall, T. L., Gilder, D. A., Carr, L. G. Association of ALDH1 promoter polymorphisms with alcohol-related phenotypes in southwest California Indians Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2004 28:1481-1486  DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000141821.06062.20  PMID:15597079
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Wall, T. L., Phillips, E., Feiler, H., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genomic screen for loci associated with alcohol dependence in Mission Indians American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics  2004 129B:110-115  DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.30057  PMID:15274051
  • Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Betancourt, M., Gilder, D. A. The clinical course of alcoholism in 243 Mission Indians American Journal of Psychiatry  2004 161:1204-1210  DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.161.7.1204  PMID:15229052
  • Gilder, D. A., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. Psychiatric diagnoses among Mission Indian children with and without a parental history of alcohol dependence Journal of Studies on Alcohol  2002 63:18-23  PMID:11925054
  • Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Harris, L., Carr, L. Association of the ADH2*3 allele with a negative family history of alcoholism in African American young adults Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2001 25:1773-1777  DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02189.x  PMID:11781511