Publications: 2006 - 2009
Terner, J. M., & de Wit, H. (2006). Menstrual cycle phase and responses to drugs of abuse. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84, 1-13.
Reynolds, B., Ortengren, A., Richards, J. B., & de Wit, H. (2006). Dimensions of impulsive behavior: Personality and behavioral measures. Personality and Individual Differences, 40, 305-315.
Acheson, A., Mahler, S. V., Chi, H., & de Wit, H. (2006) Differential effects of nicotine on alcohol consumption in men and women. Psychopharmacology, 186(1):54-63.
King, A., Munisamy, G., de Wit, H. & Lin, S. (2006) Attenuated cortisol response to alcohol in heavy social drinkers. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 59, 203-209.
Reynolds, B., Richards, J. B., & de Wit, H. (2006) Acute-alcohol effects on the Experiential Discounting Task (EDT) and a question-based measure of delay discounting. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 83(2):194-202
de Wit, H., Vicini, L., Haig, G., Hunt, T., & Feltner, D. (2006) Evaluation of the abuse potential of pagoclone, a partial GABA a agonist. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 26(3):268-73.
Acheson A., Farrar A.M., Patak M., Hausknecht, K.A., Kieres, A.K., Choi, S. de Wit H., Richards, J.B. (2006) Nucleus accumbens lesions decrease sensitivity to rapid changes in the delay to reinforcement. Behav Brain Research, 173, 217-228.
Flanagin, B. A., de Wit, H., & Cook, Jr, E. H. (2006) Association study of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism and amphetamine response. Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 141B(6), 576-583.
Lott, D. C., Kim, S. J., Cook, E. H., & de Wit, H. (2006) Serotonin transporter genotype and acute subjective response to amphetamine. American Journal on Addictions, 15(5):327-35.
King, A., de Wit, H., Riley, R. C., Cao, D., Niaura, R., & Hatsukami, D. (2006) Efficacy of naltrexone in smoking cessation: A preliminary study and an examination of sex differences. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 8(5):671-82.
Acheson, A., Reynolds, B., Richards, J. B., & de Wit, H. (2006) Diazepam impairs behavioral inhibition but not delay discounting or risk taking in healthy adults. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 14(2):190-8.
Childs, E., Vicini, L., & de Wit, H. (2006) Responses to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) in single versus grouped participants. Psychophysiology, 43(4):366-71.
de Wit, H., Vicini, L., Childs, E., Sayla, M., Terner, J. (2006) Does stress reactivity or response to d-amphetamine predict progression to smoking in young adults? A preliminary study. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 2007 Feb;86(2):312-9
White, T.L., Grover, V.K., de Wit, H. (2006) Cortisol effects of d-amphetamine relate to traits of fearlessness and aggression but not anxiety in healthy humans. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 85, 123-131.
Childs, E., & de Wit, H. (2006) Subjective, behavioural and physiological effects of acute caffeine administration in light, non-dependent caffeine users. Psychopharmacology, 185(4):514-23.
Hariri, A.R., Brown, S.M., Williamson, D.E., Flory, J.D., de Wit, H., S.B. Manuck (2006) Preference for immediate over delayed rewards is associated with magnitude of ventral striatal activity. The Journal of Neuroscience, 26, 13213-7.
de Wit, H., J.D. Flory, A. Acheson, M. McCloskey, S.B. Manuck. (2007) IQ and Nonplanning Impulsivity are independently associated with delay discounting in middle-aged adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 42, 111-121.
Dlugos, A., C. Freitag, C. Hohoff, J. McDonald, E.H. Cook, J. Deckert, H. de Wit (2007) Norepinephrine transporter gene variation modulates acute response to d-amphetamine. Biological Psychiatry 61, 1296-1305.
Acheson, A., Richards, J.B., de Wit H. (2007) Effects of sleep deprivation on impulsive behaviors in men and women. Physiology and Behavior, 91, 579-587.
White, T.L., C. W. Lejuez and H. de Wit (2007) Personality and gender differences in effects of d-amphetamine on risk-taking. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychopharmacology, 15, 599-609.
Childs E, de Wit H. (2008) Enhanced mood and psychomotor performance by a caffeine-containing energy capsule in fatigued individuals. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol, 16, 13-21.
Hamidovic, A., Kang, U., de Wit, H. (2008) Effects of low to moderate acute doses of pramipexole on impulsivity and cognition in healthy volunteers. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 28, 45-51.
Childs A., C. Hohoff, C., J. Deckert, X. Ke, J. Badner, H. de Wit (2008) Association between A1, A2a and DRD2 receptor gene polymorphisms and caffeine-induced anxiety. Neuropsychopharmacology, 33(12), 2791-2800.
Phan, K.L., M. Angstadt, J. Golden, I. Onyewuenyi, A. Popovska, H. de Wit (2008) Cannabinoid modulation of amygdala reactivity to social signals of threat in humans. J Neurosci, 28, 2313–2319.
Acheson, A., H. de Wit (2008) Bupropion improves attention but does not affect impulsive behavior in healthy men and women. J Exp Clin Psychopharmacol, 16, 113-123.
Miczek, K.A., H. de Wit (2008) Challenges for translational psychopharmacology research - Some basic principles. Psychopharmacology, 199, 291-301.
Bornovalova M.A., Cashman-Rolls A., O'Donnell J.M., Ettinger K., Richards J.B., de Wit H, Lejuez CW (2008) Risk taking differences on a behavioral task as a function of potential reward/loss magnitude and individual differences in impulsivity and sensation seeking. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, [Epub ahead of print].
White, T.L., C.W. Lejuez, H. de Wit (2008) Test-retest characteristics of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). Exp and Clin Psychopharmacol, 16, 565-570.
Childs, E., H. de Wit (2009) Hormonal, cardiovascular and subjective responses to acute stress in smokers. Psychopharmacology, 203, 1-12.
de Wit, H. (2009) Impulsivity as a determinant and consequence of drug use: A review of underlying processes. Addiction Biology, 1, 22-31.
Childs, E., H. de Wit (in press) Amphetamine-induced place preference in humans. Biological Psychiatry, [Epub ahead of print].
Hamidovic, A., H. de Wit (in press) Sleep deprivation increases smoking. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, [Epub ahead of print].
de Wit, H. and L. Phan (in press) "Positive reinforcement theories of drug use." In: Substance Abuse and Emotion. Ed. Jon D. Kassel, American Psychological Association, Washington DC.
de Wit, H. and S. Mitchell (in press) "Drug Effects on Delay Discounting." In: Impulsivity: The behavioral and neurological science of discounting. Eds: G. J. Madden, W. K. Bickel, & T. S. Critchfield American Psychological Association, Washington DC.