Alaattin Erkanli | Scholars@Duke

Alaattin Erkanli
Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Areas of research interests include Bayesian hierarchical models for longitudinal data, Bayesian optimal designs, finite mixtures and Mixtures of Dirichlet Processes, Markov transition models, nonparametrics smoothing and density estimation, survival analysis for recurrent-event data, biomarker selection and detecting early ovarian cancer.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2007

Contact Information

Brightleaf Sq Ste 22B, 905 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701
Duke Box 3454, Durham, NC 27710
al@psych.mc.duke.edu (919) 687-4686

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University 1991
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Research Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2006 - 2007
- Assistant Research Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2000 - 2006
- Assistant Research Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 1999 - 2000
- Assistant Research Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health and Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1995 - 1999
Research
Selected Grants
- Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Depression across the Adult Lifespan awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation with enhanced focality and depth (fdTMS) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2021
- Improving Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Culturally appropriate screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer in East Africa awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- A Self-Management Intervention for Women with Breast Cancer and Diabetes awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. 2016 - 2020
- Environment Cue-Reactivity: Brain, Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Tobacco Use awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2019
- A Viable Solution for a See and Treat Paradigm for Cervical Pre-cancer in Africa awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
- Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms of Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors awarded by National Institutes of Health 2004 - 2018
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for High Blood Pressure: A Two-Site RCT awarded by University of Pennsylvania 2014 - 2018
- Early Substance Use in Rural American Indian and White/Anglo Youth awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2018
- Strengthening Instrumental Extinction to Prevent Smoking Relapse awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
- Vulnerability to Drug Abuse:Pathways to Recovery awarded by National Institutes of Health 1997 - 2017
- A Novel Optical Spectral Imaging System for Rapid Imaging of Breast Tumor Margins awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2017
- Early Substance Use in Rural American Indian and White/Anglo Youth awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2016 - 2017
- A Quantitative Optical Sensor to Monitor Tumor Vascular Physiology awarded by Zenalux Biomedical, Inc. 2015 - 2016
- Cognitive/Affective Mechanisms of Risk among Suicidal Adults with and without Substance Abuse awarded by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2013 - 2016
- Impact of Adolescent Suicide Attempts on Parents awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2015
- Mathematical Modeling in Clinical Trials of Tuberculosis Therapeutics awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2014
- Science Education in Health Ed Class: Tobacco and Addiction awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2014
- A developmental model of gene-environment interplay in SUDs awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2014
- Prefrontal Function in Adolescent Limited vs Life Course Persistent SUD awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2014
- Young Smokers' Reactions to Genetic Risk for Lung Cancer awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2013
- Longitudinal Functional Imaging of Early Childhood Anxiety Disorders awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2013
- Sex, stress, emotional disorders: uniting preclinical and epidemiologic research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2012
- Using Message Framing to Promote Physical Activity in Colorectal Cancer Survivors awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2012
- Preschool Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2012
- Biomarkers of Interoceptive Awareness in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2012
- Increasing Attention to Smoking Risk Messages awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2011
- Outcomes of Preschool Mental Health Problems awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2010
- Effects of Communicating RPFNA Results on Decisions about Tamoxifen Use awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2010
- Effects of Parental Arrest/Incarceration on Outcomes of Children in CWS awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2005 - 2007
- Multi-Site Longitudinal Analysis of Psychiatric Risk of SUDs awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2007
- Validity Without a Gold Standard awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2007
- Prepubertal Comorbidity: Gender and Developmental Heterotypy awarded by National Institutes of Health 2001 - 2006
- Functional Neuroanatomical Deficits in ADHD Families awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2006
- Promoting Evidence-Based ADHD Treatment in the Community awarded by National Institutes of Health 2000 - 2005
- Assessing Preschool Comorbidity: A Test-Retest Study awarded by National Institutes of Health 2001 - 2004
- Epidemiology of Pubertal Hormonal Changes and Depression awarded by National Institutes of Health 2001 - 2003
- Caring For Children In The Community awarded by National Institutes of Health 1996 - 1999
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Book Sections
  - Costello, EJ, Egger, HL, Copeland, W, Erkanli, A, and Angold, A. "The developmental epidemiology of anxiety disorders: Phenomenology, prevalence, and comorbidity." In Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Second edition, 56-75. January 1, 2011. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Kimmick, GG, Bosworth, HB, Keefe, FJ, Sutton, L, Owen, L, Erkanli, A, Reed, SD, Staley, SA, Pak, S, Barrett, N, Huettel, S, and Shelby, RA. "Testing a behavioral intervention to improve adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET)." May 20, 2017. Full Text Link to Item
  - McClintock, S, Pierson, M, Erkanli, A, Deng, Z-D, Luber, B, Husain, M, and Lisanby, S. "Comparing the Effects of an Index Course of Magnetic Seizure Therapy and Electroconvulsive Therapy on Quality of Life." December 2015. Link to Item
  - ERKANLI, A, KASS, RE, and GENZ, A. "ADAPTING SUBREGION-ADAPTIVE INTEGRATION SOFTWARE TO PROBLEMS IN BAYESIAN-INFERENCE." 1992. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Ramos, K, Erkanli, A, and Koenig, HG. "Effects of religious versus conventional cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) on suicidal thoughts in major depression and chronic medical illness." Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 10, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 79-87. Full Text
  - Hu, F, Martin, H, Martinez, A, Everitt, J, Erkanli, A, Lee, WT, Dewhirst, M, and Ramanujam, N. "Distinct Angiogenic Changes during Carcinogenesis Defined by Novel Label-Free Dark-Field Imaging in a Hamster Cheek Pouch Model." Cancer research 77, no. 24 (December 2017): 7109-7119. Full Text
  - Daniel, SS, Goldston, DB, Erkanli, A, Heilbron, N, and Franklin, JC. "Prospective Study of Major Loss Life Events and Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults." Suicide & life-threatening behavior 47, no. 4 (August 2017): 436-449. Full Text
  - Koenig, HG, Perno, K, Erkanli, A, and Hamilton, T. "Effects of a 12-Month Educational Intervention on Clinicians' Attitudes/Practices Regarding the Screening Spiritual History." Southern medical journal 110, no. 6 (June 2017): 412-418. Full Text
  - Mueller, JL, Asma, E, Lam, CT, Krieger, MS, Gallagher, JE, Erkanli, A, Hariprasad, R, Malliga, JS, Muasher, LC, Mchome, B, Oneko, O, Taylor, P, Venegas, G, Wanyoro, A, Mehrotra, R, Schmitt, JW, and Ramanujam, N. "International Image Concordance Study to Compare a Point-of-Care Tampon Colposcope With a Standard-of-Care Colposcope." Journal of lower genital tract disease 21, no. 2 (April 2017): 112-119. Full Text
  - Hu, F, Vishwanath, K, Salama, JK, Erkanli, A, Peterson, B, Oleson, JR, Lee, WT, Brizel, DM, Ramanujam, N, and Dewhirst, MW. "Oxygen and Perfusion Kinetics in Response to Fractionated Radiation Therapy in FaDu Head and Neck Cancer Xenografts Are Related to Treatment Outcome." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2 (October 2016): 462-469. Full Text
  - Koenig, HG, Pearce, MJ, Nelson, B, and Erkanli, A. "Effects on Daily Spiritual Experiences of Religious Versus Conventional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression." Journal of religion and health 55, no. 5 (October 2016): 1763-1777. Full Text
  - Mueller, JL, Gallagher, JE, Chitalia, R, Krieger, M, Erkanli, A, Willett, RM, Geradts, J, and Ramanujam, N. "Rapid staining and imaging of subnuclear features to differentiate between malignant and benign breast tissues at a point-of-care setting." Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 142, no. 7 (July 2016): 1475-1486. Full Text
  - Gupta, S, Gersing, KR, Erkanli, A, and Burt, T. "Antidepressant Regulatory Warnings, Prescription Patterns, Suicidality and Other Aggressive Behaviors in Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorders." The Psychiatric quarterly 87, no. 2 (June 2016): 329-342. Full Text
  - Goldston, DB, Erkanli, A, Daniel, SS, Heilbron, N, Weller, BE, and Doyle, O. "Developmental Trajectories of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors From Adolescence Through Adulthood." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 55, no. 5 (May 2016): 400-407.e1. Full Text
  - Mueller, JL, Fu, HL, Mito, JK, Whitley, MJ, Chitalia, R, Erkanli, A, Dodd, L, Cardona, DM, Geradts, J, Willett, RM, Kirsch, DG, and Ramanujam, N. "A quantitative microscopic approach to predict local recurrence based on in vivo intraoperative imaging of sarcoma tumor margins." International journal of cancer 137, no. 10 (November 2015): 2403-2412. Full Text
  - Adkins, DE, Clark, SL, Copeland, WE, Kennedy, M, Conway, K, Angold, A, Maes, H, Liu, Y, Kumar, G, Erkanli, A, Patkar, AA, Silberg, J, Brown, TH, Fergusson, DM, Horwood, LJ, Eaves, L, van den Oord, EJCG, Sullivan, PF, and Costello, EJ. "Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Alcohol Consumption Across Youth and Early Adulthood." Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies 18, no. 4 (August 2015): 335-347. Full Text
  - Goldston, DB, Daniel, SS, Erkanli, A, Heilbron, N, Doyle, O, Weller, B, Sapyta, J, Mayfield, A, and Faulkner, M. "Suicide attempts in a longitudinal sample of adolescents followed through adulthood: Evidence of escalation." Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 83, no. 2 (April 2015): 253-264. Full Text
  - Goldston, DB, Daniel, SS, Erkanli, A, Heilbron, N, Doyle, O, Weller, B, Sapyta, J, Mayfield, A, and Faulkner, M. "Suicide attempts in a longitudinal sample of adolescents followed through adulthood: Evidence of escalation." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 83, no. 2 (April 1, 2015): 253-264. Full Text
  - Suarez, EC, Sundy, JS, and Erkanli, A. "Depressogenic vulnerability and gender-specific patterns of neuro-immune dysregulation: What the ratio of cortisol to C-reactive protein can tell us about loss of normal regulatory control." Brain, behavior, and immunity 44 (February 2015): 137-147. Full Text
  - Adkins, DE, Clark, SL, Copeland, WE, Kennedy, M, Conway, K, Angold, A, Maes, H, Liu, Y, Kumar, G, Erkanli, A, Patkar, AA, Silberg, J, Brown, TH, Fergusson, DM, Horwood, LJ, Eaves, L, Van Den Oord, EJCG, Sullivan, PF, and Costello, EJ. "Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Alcohol Consumption Across Youth and Early Adulthood." Twin Research and Human Genetics 18, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 335-347. Full Text
  - Suarez, EC, Sundy, JS, and Erkanli, A. "Depressogenic vulnerability and gender-specific patterns of neuro-immune dysregulation: What the ratio of cortisol to C-reactive protein can tell us about loss of normal regulatory control." Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 44 (January 1, 2015): 137-147. Full Text
  - Sung, M, Erkanli, A, and Costello, EJ. "Estimating the causal effect of conduct disorder on the time from first substance use to substance use disorders using g-estimation." Substance abuse 35, no. 2 (January 2014): 141-146. Full Text
  - Shanahan, L, Copeland, WE, Worthman, CM, Erkanli, A, Angold, A, and Costello, EJ. "Sex-differentiated changes in C-reactive protein from ages 9 to 21: the contributions of BMI and physical/sexual maturation." Psychoneuroendocrinology 38, no. 10 (October 2013): 2209-2217. Full Text Link to Item
  - Suarez, EC, Schramm-Sapyta, NL, Vann Hawkins, T, and Erkanli, A. "Depression inhibits the anti-inflammatory effects of leisure time physical activity and light to moderate alcohol consumption." Brain Behav Immun 32 (August 2013): 144-152. Full Text Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Eaves, L, Sullivan, P, Kennedy, M, Conway, K, Adkins, DE, Angold, A, Clark, SL, Erkanli, A, McClay, JL, Copeland, W, Maes, HH, Liu, Y, Patkar, AA, Silberg, J, and van den Oord, E. "Genes, environments, and developmental research: methods for a multi-site study of early substance abuse." Twin Res Hum Genet 16, no. 2 (April 2013): 505-515. Full Text Link to Item
  - Copeland, WE, Shanahan, L, Erkanli, A, Costello, EJ, and Angold, A. "Indirect comorbidity in childhood and adolescence. (Published online)" Front Psychiatry 4 (2013): 144-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hu, F, Vishwanath, K, Lo, J, Erkanli, A, Mulvey, C, Lee, WT, and Ramanujam, N. "Rapid determination of oxygen saturation and vascularity for cancer detection. (Published online)" PLoS One 8, no. 12 (2013): e82977-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Shanahan, L, Copeland, WE, Worthman, CM, Erkanli, A, Angold, A, and Costello, EJ. "Sex-differentiated changes in C-reactive protein from ages 9 to 21: The contributions of BMI and physical/sexual maturation." Psychoneuroendocrinology 38, no. 10 (2013): 2209-2217. Full Text
  - Suarez, EC, Schramm-Sapyta, NL, Hawkins, TV, and Erkanli, A. "Depression inhibits the anti-inflammatory effects of leisure time physical activity and light to moderate alcohol consumption." Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 32 (January 1, 2013): 144-152. Full Text
  - Phillips, SD, Erkanli, A, Jane Costello, E, and Angold, A. "Differences among children whose mothers have been in contact with the criminal justice system." (December 1, 2012): 43-62. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Angold, A, Erkanli, A, Copeland, W, Goodman, R, Fisher, PW, and Costello, EJ. "Psychiatric diagnostic interviews for children and adolescents: a comparative study." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 51, no. 5 (May 2012): 506-517. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sapyta, J, Goldston, DB, Erkanli, A, Daniel, SS, Heilbron, N, Mayfield, A, and Treadway, SL. "Evaluating the predictive validity of suicidal intent and medical lethality in youth." J Consult Clin Psychol 80, no. 2 (April 2012): 222-231. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sterba, SK, Copeland, W, Egger, HL, Jane Costello, E, Erkanli, A, and Angold, A. "Longitudinal dimensionality of adolescent psychopathology: testing the differentiation hypothesis." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 51, no. 8 (August 2010): 871-884. Full Text Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Erkanli, A, Copeland, W, and Angold, A. "Association of family income supplements in adolescence with development of psychiatric and substance use disorders in adulthood among an American Indian population." JAMA 303, no. 19 (May 19, 2010): 1954-1960. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, R, Copeland, WE, Costello, EJ, Erkanli, A, and Worthman, CM. "Family and Community Influences on Educational Outcomes Among Appalachian Youth." J Community Psychol 37, no. 7 (September 2009): 795-808. Full Text Link to Item
  - Daniel, SS, Goldston, DB, Erkanli, A, Franklin, JC, and Mayfield, AM. "Trait anger, anger expression, and suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults: a prospective study." J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 38, no. 5 (September 2009): 661-671. Full Text Link to Item
  - Goldston, DB, Daniel, SS, Erkanli, A, Reboussin, BA, Mayfield, A, Frazier, PH, and Treadway, SL. "Psychiatric diagnoses as contemporaneous risk factors for suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults: developmental changes." J Consult Clin Psychol 77, no. 2 (April 2009): 281-290. Full Text Link to Item
  - Phillips, SD, Leathers, SJ, and Erkanli, A. "Children of probationers in the child welfare system and their families." Journal of Child and Family Studies 18, no. 2 (2009): 183-191. Full Text
  - Phillips, SD, and Erkanli, A. "Differences in patterns of maternal arrest and the parent, family, and child problems encountered in working with families." Children and Youth Services Review 30, no. 2 (2008): 157-172. Full Text
  - Bittner, A, Egger, HL, Erkanli, A, Jane Costello, E, Foley, DL, and Angold, A. "What do childhood anxiety disorders predict?." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48, no. 12 (December 2007): 1174-1183. Full Text Link to Item
  - Epstein, JN, Rabiner, D, Johnson, DE, Fitzgerald, DP, Chrisman, A, Erkanli, A, Sullivan, KK, March, JS, Margolis, P, Norton, EC, and Conners, CK. "Improving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatment outcomes through use of a collaborative consultation treatment service by community-based pediatricians: a cluster randomized trial." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161, no. 9 (September 2007): 835-840. Full Text Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Worthman, C, Erkanli, A, and Angold, A. "Prediction from low birth weight to female adolescent depression: a test of competing hypotheses." Arch Gen Psychiatry 64, no. 3 (March 2007): 338-344. Full Text Link to Item
  - Goldston, DB, Walsh, A, Mayfield Arnold, E, Reboussin, B, Sergent Daniel, S, Erkanli, A, Nutter, D, Hickman, E, Palmes, G, Snider, E, and Wood, FB. "Reading problems, psychiatric disorders, and functional impairment from mid- to late adolescence." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46, no. 1 (January 2007): 25-32. Full Text Link to Item
  - Phillips, SD, Erkanli, A, Costello, EJ, and Angold, A. "Differences among children whose mothers have been in contact with the criminal justice system." Women and Criminal Justice 17, no. 2-3 (2007): 43-61. Full Text
  - Jane Costello, E, Erkanli, A, and Angold, A. "Is there an epidemic of child or adolescent depression?." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 47, no. 12 (December 2006): 1263-1271. Full Text Link to Item
  - Erkanli, A, Sung, M, Costello, EJ, and Angold, A. "Bayesian semi-parametric ROC analysis." Stat Med 25, no. 22 (November 30, 2006): 3905-3928. Full Text Link to Item
  - Clancy, CP, Graybeal, A, Tompson, WP, Badgett, KS, Feldman, ME, Calhoun, PS, Erkanli, A, Hertzberg, MA, and Beckham, JC. "Lifetime trauma exposure in veterans with military-related posttraumatic stress disorder: association with current symptomatology." J Clin Psychiatry 67, no. 9 (September 2006): 1346-1353. Link to Item
  - Egger, HL, Erkanli, A, Keeler, G, Potts, E, Walter, BK, and Angold, A. "Test-Retest Reliability of the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA)." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 45, no. 5 (May 2006): 538-549. Full Text Link to Item
  - Erkanli, A, Taylor, DD, Dean, D, Eksir, F, Egger, D, Geyer, J, Nelson, BH, Stone, B, Fritsche, HA, and Roden, RBS. "Application of Bayesian modeling of autologous antibody responses against ovarian tumor-associated antigens to cancer detection." Cancer Res 66, no. 3 (February 1, 2006): 1792-1798. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, RA, Worthman, CM, Costello, EJ, and Erkanli, A. "The Life Trajectory Interview for Youth (LTI-Y): method development and psychometric properties of an instrument to assess life-course models and achievement." Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 15, no. 4 (2006): 192-206. Link to Item
  - Eaves, L, Erkanli, A, Silberg, J, Angold, A, Maes, HH, and Foley, D. "Application of Bayesian inference using Gibbs sampling to item-response theory modeling of multi-symptom genetic data." Behav Genet 35, no. 6 (November 2005): 765-780. Full Text Link to Item
  - Beckham, JC, Feldman, ME, Vrana, SR, Mozley, SL, Erkanli, A, Clancy, CP, and Rose, JE. "Immediate antecedents of cigarette smoking in smokers with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a preliminary study." Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 13, no. 3 (August 2005): 219-228. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eaves, L, Silberg, J, Foley, D, Bulik, C, Maes, H, Erkanli, A, Angold, A, Costello, EJ, and Worthman, C. "Genetic and environmental influences on the relative timing of pubertal change." Twin Res 7, no. 5 (October 2004): 471-481. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sung, M, Erkanli, A, Angold, A, and Costello, EJ. "Effects of age at first substance use and psychiatric comorbidity on the development of substance use disorders." Drug Alcohol Depend 75, no. 3 (September 6, 2004): 287-299. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eaves, L, Silberg, J, and Erkanli, A. "Resolving multiple epigenetic pathways to adolescent depression." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 44, no. 7 (October 2003): 1006-1014. Link to Item
  - Epstein, JN, Erkanli, A, Conners, CK, Klaric, J, Costello, JE, and Angold, A. "Relations between Continuous Performance Test performance measures and ADHD behaviors." J Abnorm Child Psychol 31, no. 5 (October 2003): 543-554. Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Mustillo, S, Erkanli, A, Keeler, G, and Angold, A. "Prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence." Arch Gen Psychiatry 60, no. 8 (August 2003): 837-844. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eaves, L, and Erkanli, A. "Markov Chain Monte Carlo approaches to analysis of genetic and environmental components of human developmental change and G x E interaction." Behav Genet 33, no. 3 (May 2003): 279-299. Link to Item
  - Mustillo, S, Worthman, C, Erkanli, A, Keeler, G, Angold, A, and Costello, EJ. "Obesity and psychiatric disorder: developmental trajectories." Pediatrics 111, no. 4 Pt 1 (April 2003): 851-859. Link to Item
  - Mustillo, S, Worthman, C, Erkanli, A, Keeler, G, Angold, A, and Costello, EJ. "Obesity and psychiatric disorder: Developmental trajectories." Pediatrics 111, no. 4 (2003): 851-859. Full Text
  - Angold, A, Erkanli, A, Silberg, J, Eaves, L, and Costello, EJ. "Depression scale scores in 8-17-year-olds: effects of age and gender." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 43, no. 8 (November 2002): 1052-1063. Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Erkanli, A, Farmer, EMZ, Fairbank, JA, Burns, BJ, Keeler, G, and Costello, EJ. "Psychiatric disorder, impairment, and service use in rural African American and white youth." Arch Gen Psychiatry 59, no. 10 (October 2002): 893-901. Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Erkanli, A, Fairbank, JA, and Angold, A. "The prevalence of potentially traumatic events in childhood and adolescence." J Trauma Stress 15, no. 2 (April 2002): 99-112. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ezpeleta, L, Keeler, G, Erkanli, A, Costello, EJ, and Angold, A. "Epidemiology of psychiatric disability in childhood and adolescence." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 42, no. 7 (October 2001): 901-914. Link to Item
  - Erkanli, A, Soyer, R, and Angold, A. "Bayesian analyses of longitudinal binary data using Markov regression models of unknown order." Stat Med 20, no. 5 (March 15, 2001): 755-770. Full Text Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Erkanli, A, Egger, HL, and Costello, EJ. "Stimulant treatment for children: a community perspective." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 39, no. 8 (August 2000): 975-984. Full Text Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Costello, EJ, Burns, BJ, Erkanli, A, and Farmer, EM. "Effectiveness of nonresidential specialty mental health services for children and adolescents in the "real world"." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 39, no. 2 (February 2000): 154-160. Full Text Link to Item
  - Erkanli, A, and Soyer, R. "Simulation-based designs for accelerated life tests." Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference 90, no. 2 (2000): 335-348.
  - Erkanli, A, Soyer, R, and Costello, EJ. "Bayesian inference for prevalence in longitudinal two-phase studies." Biometrics 55, no. 4 (December 1999): 1145-1150. Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Costello, EJ, Erkanli, A, and Worthman, CM. "Pubertal changes in hormone levels and depression in girls." Psychol Med 29, no. 5 (September 1999): 1043-1053. Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Erkanli, A, Federman, E, and Angold, A. "Development of psychiatric comorbidity with substance abuse in adolescents: effects of timing and sex." J Clin Child Psychol 28, no. 3 (September 1999): 298-311. Full Text Link to Item
  - Egger, HL, Costello, EJ, Erkanli, A, and Angold, A. "Somatic complaints and psychopathology in children and adolescents: stomach aches, musculoskeletal pains, and headaches." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 38, no. 7 (July 1999): 852-860. Full Text Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Costello, EJ, Farmer, EM, Burns, BJ, and Erkanli, A. "Impaired but undiagnosed." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 38, no. 2 (February 1999): 129-137. Full Text Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Costello, EJ, and Erkanli, A. "Comorbidity." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 40, no. 1 (January 1999): 57-87. (Review) Link to Item
  - Erkanli, A, Mazzuchi, TA, and Soyer, R. "Bayesian computations for a class of reliability growth models." Technometrics 40, no. 1 (1998): 14-23.
  - Erkanli, A, Soyer, R, and Angold, A. "Optimal Bayesian two-phase designs." Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference 66, no. 1 (1998): 175-191.
  - Erkanli, A, Soyer, R, and Stangl, D. "Bayesian inference in two-phase prevalence studies." Stat Med 16, no. 10 (May 30, 1997): 1121-1133. Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Farmer, EM, Angold, A, Burns, BJ, and Erkanli, A. "Psychiatric disorders among American Indian and white youth in Appalachia: the Great Smoky Mountains Study." Am J Public Health 87, no. 5 (May 1997): 827-832. Link to Item
  - Federman, EB, Costello, EJ, Angold, A, Farmer, EM, and Erkanli, A. "Development of substance use and psychiatric comorbidity in an epidemiologic study of white and American Indian young adolescents the Great Smoky Mountains Study." Drug Alcohol Depend 44, no. 2-3 (March 14, 1997): 69-78. Link to Item
  - Burns, BJ, Costello, EJ, Erkanli, A, Tweed, DL, Farmer, EMZ, and Angold, A. "Insurance coverage and mental health services use by adolescents with serious emotional disturbance." Journal of Child and Family Studies 6, no. 1 (1997): 89-111.
  - Erkanli, A. "Boundary-mode approximations for posterior expectations." Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference 58, no. 2 (1997): 217-239.
  - Costello, EJ, Angold, A, Burns, BJ, Erkanli, A, Stangl, DK, and Tweed, DL. "The Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth. Functional impairment and serious emotional disturbance." Arch Gen Psychiatry 53, no. 12 (December 1996): 1137-1143. Link to Item
  - Costello, EJ, Angold, A, Burns, BJ, Stangl, DK, Tweed, DL, Erkanli, A, and Worthman, CM. "The Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth. Goals, design, methods, and the prevalence of DSM-III-R disorders." Arch Gen Psychiatry 53, no. 12 (December 1996): 1129-1136. Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Erkanli, A, Costello, EJ, and Rutter, M. "Precision, reliability and accuracy in the dating of symptom onsets in child and adolescent psychopathology." J Child Psychol Psychiatry 37, no. 6 (September 1996): 657-664. Link to Item
  - Angold, A, Erkanli, A, Loebkr, R, Costello, EJ, Kammen, WV, and Stouthamer-Loeber, M. "Disappearing Depression in a Population Sample of Boys." Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 4, no. 2 (1996): 95-104.
  - Müller, P, Erkanli, A, and West, M. "Bayesian curve fitting using multivariate normal mixtures." Biometrika 83, no. 1 (1996): 67-79.
  - Burns, BJ, Costello, EJ, Angold, A, Tweed, D, Stangl, D, Farmer, EM, and Erkanli, A. "Children's mental health service use across service sectors." Health Aff (Millwood) 14, no. 3 (1995): 147-159. Link to Item
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