C. Robert Cloninger

C. Robert Cloninger
Born (1944-04-04) April 4, 1944 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
Known forGenetics of alcoholism
Psychobiology of personality
Science of well-being
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
Psychiatry
Genetics
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis

Claude Robert Cloninger (born April 4, 1944) is an American psychiatrist and geneticist noted for his research on the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual foundation of both mental health and mental illness.[1][2][3][4][5] He previously held the Wallace Renard Professorship of Psychiatry, and served as professor of psychology and genetics, as well as director of the Sansone Family Center for Well-Being at Washington University in St. Louis.[6][7][8][9] Cloninger is a member of the evolutionary, neuroscience, and statistical genetics programs of the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Washington University,[6] and is recognized as an expert clinician in the treatment of general psychopathology, substance dependence, and personality disorders.[7][10] Dr. Cloninger is currently professor emeritus [1].

Cloninger is known for his research on the genetics, neurobiology, and development of personality and personality disorders.[11][12][13][14] He identified and described heritable personality traits predictive of vulnerability to alcoholism and other mental disorders in prospective studies of adoptees reared apart from their biological parents.[15][16][17][18][19] Cloninger also carried out the first genome-wide association and linkage study of normal personality traits,[20] and has developed two widely used tools for measuring personality: the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI).[21][22]

In 2004, he published Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being.[23][24][25] Cloninger serves as director of the Anthropedia Institute, the research branch of the Anthropedia Foundation.[26] In collaboration with Anthropedia, he helped develop the Know Yourself DVD series.[27][28]

Cloninger has earned lifetime achievement awards from many academic and medical associations, and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.[1] He has authored or co-authored nine books and more than four hundred and fifty articles, and is a highly cited psychiatrist and psychologist recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).[2] He has served in an editorial capacity on many journals, including Behavior Genetics, American Journal of Human Genetics, Archives of General Psychiatry, Comprehensive Psychiatry,[2][1] and the Mens Sana Monographs.[29]

  1. ^ a b c Who's Who in the World 2009. Claude Robert Cloninger. 26th edition. New Providence, NJ. Marquis Who's Who, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Highly Cited Researchers. Claude Robert Cloninger. Version 1.5, ISI Highly Cited.com. Institute for Scientific Information, 2008.
  3. ^ John Tierney (February 13, 2012). "What's New? Exuberance for Novelty Has Benefits". The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  4. ^ Tom Siegfried (February 28, 1990). "Legacy Of Addiction". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Jeannette Batz Cooperman (March 2007). "The Pursuit of Happiness". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Washington University, Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, http://dbbs.wustl.edu
  7. ^ a b Washington University Physicians, Department of Psychiatry, http://wuphysicians.wustl.edu
  8. ^ "Professor Robert Cloninger - new honorary doctor of psychology at the University of Gothenburg". University of Gothenburg. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  9. ^ Whitney Joiner (October 2012). "Going for It". Whole Living. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  10. ^ Hellinga G, van Luyn B, Dalwijk H-J (eds.). Personalities: Master Clinicians Confront the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. Robert Cloninger (biography and interview). Northvale NJ and London: Jason Aronson, 2001, pp. 99-120.
  11. ^ Highly Cited Researchers. Claude Robert Cloninger. Version 1.5, ISI Highly Cited.com. Institute for Scientific Information, 2008.
  12. ^ 5. Hellinga G, van Luyn B, Dalwijk H-J (eds.). Personalities: Master clinicians confront the treatment of borderline personality disorder – Robert Cloninger (biography and interview). Northvale NJ and London: Jason Aronson, 2001, pp. 99-120.
  13. ^ Jeff Haden (May 14, 2012). "9 Qualities of Remarkable Entrepreneurs". Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  14. ^ "How Not to Talk to Your Kids". New York. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  15. ^ Cloninger CR, Bohman M, Sigvardsson S. Inheritance of alcohol abuse: cross-fostering analysis of adopted men. Archives of General Psychiatry 1981; 38:861-869.
  16. ^ Cloninger CR, Bohman M, Sigvardsson S. Childhood personality predicts alcohol abuse in young adults. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 1988; 12:494-505.
  17. ^ Cloninger CR, von Knorring A-L, Sigvardsson S, Bohman M. Symptom patterns and causes of somatization in men. Genetic Epidemiology 1986; 3:171-185.
  18. ^ "Alcohol Abuse And Adopted Persons". Adoption.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  19. ^ "Classification of Alcoholics Typology Theories". Quizlet. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  20. ^ Cloninger CR, van Eerdewegh P, Goate A, et al. Anxiety proneness linked to epistatic loci in genome scan of human personality traits. Am J Med Genet 1998; 81:313-317.
  21. ^ Cloninger CR. A systematic method for clinical description and classification of personality variants. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1987; 44:573-588.
  22. ^ 11. Cloninger CR, Svrakic DM, Przybeck TR. A psychobiological model of temperament and character. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1993; 50:975-990.
  23. ^ Cloninger CR. Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  24. ^ Feeling Good. Oxford. May 6, 2004. ISBN 9780195051377. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  25. ^ Sims, Andrew (February 2005). "Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being". British Journal of Psychiatry. 186 (2): 171–172. doi:10.1192/bjp.186.2.171. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  26. ^ "Anthropedia Foundation". Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  27. ^ http://anthropedia.org and http://psychobiology.wustl.edu Archived June 4, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
  28. ^ "Know Yourself". Anthropedia Foundation. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  29. ^ Hon Int Adv Board Member, Mens Sana Monographs

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