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Research
C. Robert Cloninger, M.D.
Bio
C. Robert Cloninger, M.D. is Wallace Renard Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychology and Genetics, and Director of the Center for Well-Being at Washington University in St. Louis. He is widely cited and honored for his innovative research in the genetics, neurobiology, development, psychology, brain imaging, and psychometric assessment of normal human personality and its disorders, as well as in the diagnosis and treatment of psychopathology.
Dr. Cloninger has published eight books and over 300 articles in psychiatry, psychology, and human genetics. His most recent book is Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being (Oxford, 2004). He is among the 100 most highly cited psychiatrists and psychologists recognized by ISI.
In June, 2009 Dr. Cloninger received the Judd Marmor Award from the American Psychiatric Association, which honors an individual "who has contributed to research advancing the biopsychosocial aspects of psychiatry." He has received the American Psychiatric Association’s Adolf Meyer Award in psychobiology, lifetime achievement awards from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics and the American Society for Addiction Medicine, and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
He received his B.A. with High Honors and Special Honors in Philosophy, Psychology, and Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, 1966. He received his M.D. from Washington University in 1970; and M.D., honoris causa, from University of Umea, Sweden, 1983.
Research Interests
- The Science of Well-Being
- Collaborative Studies of the Genetics of Alcoholism
- Mapping Abnormal Neurodevelopment in Schizophrenia
Select Publications
Cloninger, C. R. (2008). The psychobiological theory of temperament and character: Comment on Farmer and Goldberg. Psychological Assessment, 20, 292-304.
Cloninger, C. R. (2006). The science of well-being: an integrated approach to mental health and its disorders. World Psychiatry, 5, 71-76.
Cloninger, C.R. “The quiz: how spiritual are you?” Time Magazine, October 17, 2004.
Cloninger, C. R. (2004). Feeling good: The science of well-being. New York: Oxford University Press. (Italian translation with foreword by Mario Maj, Rome, CIC Edizioni Internationali, 2006).
Gusnard, D. A., Ollinger, J. M., Shulman, G. L., Cloninger, C. R., et al. (2003). Persistence and brain circuitry. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA, 100, 3479-3484.
Gillespie, N. A., Cloninger, C. R., Heath, A. C., Martin, N. G. (2003). The genetic and environmental relationship between Cloninger’s dimensions of temperament and character. Personality & Individual Differences, 35, 1931-1946.
Cloninger, C. R. (2001). Robert Cloninger (biography and interview). In Hellinga, G., van Luyn, B., Dalwijk, H-J. (Eds.) Personalities: Master Clinicians confront the treatment of borderline personality disorder. (pp. 99-120). Northvale, NJ and London: Jason Aronson.
Cloninger, C. R. (Ed.) (1999). Personality and psychopathology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
Maser, J. D. & Cloninger, C. R. (Eds.) (1990). Comorbidity of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
In the Media/News
Quoted/interviewed:
- Woman’s Day, December 8, 2008 “Ring in the New You: 20 Feel-good Resolutions you can Actually Keep”
- Women's Health, July/August 2008
- Anderson Cooper interview, May 2007
- St. Louis Magazine, March 2007 “The Pursuit of Happiness”
- New York Magazine, February 12, 2007 article: “How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise”
- Time, October 24, 2004 issue title: “The God Gene” article: “How Spiritual Are You?”
- Time, October 24, 2004 issue title: “The God Gene” article: “Is God in our Genes?”
- Time, November 6, 2005 issue: “The Secrets of Ambition” article: “Ambition: Why some People Are Most Likely To Succeed”
- Discover Magazine, July 2002 “What You can Learn From Drunk Monkeys”
- Time, January 15, 1996 issue: “Finally We’re Winning the War Against Crime. Here’s Why.” article: “What Makes Them Do It”
Cited:
- Indianapolis Woman Magazine, October 2004, “Risky Business”
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