Department of Psychiatry

Crowley T.J., Sakai J.T. Inhalant Related Disorders, In: The Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 8th edition. Edited by Sadock B.J. and Sadock V.A. Baltimore, MD, Williams and Wilkins, 2004.

Crowley T.J., Sakai J.T. Inhalants, In: The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, Third edition. Edited by Galanter M and Kleber HD. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Press, 2004.

Sakai, J.T., Stallings, M., Mikulich-Gilbertson, S.K., Corley, R.P., Young, S.E., Hopfer, C.J., Crowley, T.J. (2004). Spousal Resemblance for Antisocial Personality Disorder and substance dependence among parents of patients and controls. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 75(2): 165-75.

Sakai, J.T., Hall, S.K., Mikulich-Gilbertson, S.K., Crowley, T.J. (2004). Inhalant use, abuse, and dependence among adolescent patients: commonly comorbid problems. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(9): 1080-1089.

Sakai, J.T., Ho, P.M., Shore, J., Risk, N.K., Price, R.K. (2005). Asians in the U.S.: substance dependence, and use of substance dependence treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 29: 75-84.

Sakai, J.T., Mikulich-Gilbertson, S.K., Crowley, T.J. (2006). Adolescent inhalant use among male patients in treatment for substance and behavior problems: two-year outcome. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 32(1): 29-40.

Sakai, J.T., Mikulich-Gilbertson, S.K., Long, R.J., Crowley, T.J. (2006). Validity of transdermal alcohol monitoring: fixed and self-regulated dosing. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research 30(1): 26-33.

Weissberg, M., Sakai, J.T., Miyoshi, T.J., Fryer, G.E. (2006). Medical student risk-taking and self-perceived influence on medical practice. Medical Education 40:722-729.

Sakai, J.T., Young, S.E., Stallings, M.C., Timberlake, D., Smolen, A., Stetler, G.L., Crowley, T.J. (2006). Case-control and within-family tests for an association between conduct disorder and 5HTTLPR. American Journal of Medical Genetics – Neuropsychiatric Genetics 141(8):825-832.

Mikulich-Gilbertson, S.K., Salomonsen-Sautel, S., Sakai, J.T., Booth, R.E. Gender similarities and differences in the distribution of antisocial behavior among injection drug users. The American Journal on Addictions 16:372-382.

Sakai, J.T., Hopfer C.J., Hartman C., Haberstick B.C., Smolen A., Corley R.P, Stallings M.C., Young S.E., Timberlake D., Hewitt J.K., Crowley T.J. (2007). Test of association between TaqI A1 allele and alcohol use disorder phenotypes in a sample of adolescent patients with serious substance and behavioral problems. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 88:130-137.

Timberlake, D.S., Haberstick, B.C., Hopfer, C.J., Bricker, J., Sakai, J.T., Lessem, J.M., Hewitt, J.K. (2007). Progression from marijuana use to daily smoking and nicotine dependence in a national sample of U.S. adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 88:272-281.

Haberstick, B.C., Timberlake D., Smolen A., Sakai J.T., Hopfer C.J., Corley R.P., Young S.E., Stallings M.C., Huizinga, D., Menard S., Hartman C., Grotpeter J., Hewitt J.K. (2007). Between and within-family association test of the dopamine receptor D2 TaqIA polymorphism and alcohol abuse and dependence in a general population sample of adults. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 69(3):362-370.

Sakai, J.T., Lessem, J., Haberstick B., Hopfer, C.J. Smolen, A., Ehringer, M.A., Timberlake, D., Hewitt, J.K. (2007). Case-control and within-family tests for association between 5HTTLPR and conduct problems in a longitudinal adolescent sample. Psychiatric Genetics 17(4): 207-214.

Gelhorn, H.L., Sakai, J.T., Price, R.K., Crowley, T.J. DSM-IV Conduct Disorder criteria as predictors of adult Antisocial Personality Disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry (in press).

Sakai, J.T., Risk, N.K., Tanaka, C.A., Price, R.K. Asians in the U.S., conduct disorder and antisocial personality disorder: associated factors and commonly comorbid problems. Psychological Medicine (in press).

Schulz-Heik R.J., Maentz, S.K., Rhee S.H., Gelhorn, H.L., Young, S.E., Stallings, M.C., Timberlake, D.S., Smolen, A., Stetler, G.L., Sakai, J.T., Crowley, T.J. Case-control and within-family tests for an association between conduct disorder and DAT1. Psychiatric Genetics (in press).

Hartman C., Gelhorn, H., Crowley, T., Sakai, J.T., Stallings, M., Young, S., Rhee, S.H., Corley, R., Hewitt, J., Hopfer, C. An item response theory analysis of DSM-IV marijuana abuse and dependence criteria in adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (in press).

Plomondon, M.E., Ho, P.M., Wang. L., Greiner, G.T., Shore, J.H., Sakai, J.T., Fihn, S.D., Rumsfeld, J.S. Severe mental illness and mortality of hospitalized acute coronary syndrome patients in the veterans healthcare administration. BMC Health Services Research (in press).

Title: Asian teens, substance dependence, and conduct disorder
The major goals of this project are to help the PI to develop skills in behavioral genetic research methodology, and to collect a unique sample of Asian adolescents with conduct disorder, their first-degree family members and adolescent controls.
Role: Principal Investigator
1 K08 DA016314
NIH/NIDA / $178,416 per annum
Dates: 09/15/2004 - 08/31/2009

Title: Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc.
This sponsored research agreement supported testing of a light-weight transdermal alcohol monitoring system both in controlled laboratory conditions and with community participants.
Role: Co-Investigator
Dates: 10/06/2003 - 10/06/2004

Medical Students:
Psych 8001, tutor, MS-IV student elective. – The “Big Six” Substance Problems of Primary Care Medicine, This is a 2 - 4 week full-time elective course for 3rd and 4th year medical students. It aims to introduce students to the detection, evaluation, and treatment of the most important substance Issues in primary care medicine.

MED 8029 – MS-IV Clinical Psychopharmacology, lecturer

Experiential Learning Module about AA and other 12-step programs – faculty

Psychiatry Scholars Program, Division Faculty serve as mentors to medical students wishing to fulfill their independent learning requirement.

Psychiatric Residents
PGY-I, 6 lecture hours regarding substance use disorders

PGY-III, lecturer in the core course - Introduction to Substance Dependence. This course meets for 1 hr / week for 10 weeks each year. Teachers are faculty in the Division of Substance Dependence and community practitioners. Scheduled Lectures in 2007.

Addiction Fellows
Addiction Fellowship Seminar – Lecturer

Opportunities for Research Participation of Medical Students and Residents
Medical Students: In the Division’s research elective, Psychiatry 8610, or Psychiatry Scholars Program, students will work on projects currently pursued by Division faculty, or in associated labs on the CU-Boulder campus.

Residents: Residents are welcomed and encouraged to approach Division faculty regarding mentorship and participation in research projects ongoing in the Division.