Katherine Musliner

Associate Professor

Katherine L. Musliner

Profile photoSenior Researcher 
National Centre for Register-based Research
Department of Economics and Business Economics
Aarhus University

Postal address:
Fuglesangs Allé 26
2640, 235
8210
Aarhus V
Denmark

Email: klm@econ.au.dk
Phone: +4587166034

Research areas

Psychiatric epidemiology, psychiatric genetics, major depression, gene-environment interaction, register-based research

Education

Psychology, BA, Haverford College

20022006

Award Date: 5 May 2006

Psychiatric Epidemiology, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

20112015

Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MPH, Temple University Department of Public Health

20092011

Past Employment

Postdoc

National Centre for Register-based Research

Aarhus University

Aarhus V, Denmark

15 Sept 201521 May 2020

Research Assistant

Temple University Risk Communication Lab

Philadelphia, United States

20092010

Research Associate

Temple University Center for Obesity Research and Education

Philadelphia, United States

20082009

Research Assistant

Haverford College Dept of Psychology

Haverford, United States

20052006

Teaching Experience

2020 - Course instructor, "Introduction to Psychiatric Epidemiology", National Center for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

2019 - Participant, "Teacher Training Programme for Assistant Professors and Postdocs", Center for Teaching and Learning, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

2019 - Course instructor, "Introduction to Register-based Research", National Center for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

2015 - Tutor, “Statistical Methods in Public Health I-IV”, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

2013-2014 - Teaching Assistant, “Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Measurement”, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

2012 - Adjunct Faculty Instructor, “Epidemiology”, Department of Health Systems Management, Baltimore University, Baltimore, MD, USA

2011 - Adjunct Faculty Instructor. “Environmental Health”, Department of Public Health, Temple University, Baltimore, MD, USA

2010-2011 - Teaching Assistant, “Introduction to Public Health”, Department of Public Health, Temple University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Editorial service

Trainee advisory board member, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Ad hoc reviewer for:
JAMA Psychiatry, Molecular Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Bipolar Disorders, Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Invited Commentary

Cross-diagnostic research in a Latin American sample: two small, but important, steps forward for psychiatry

Musliner, K. L., May 2020, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 7, 5, p. 374-375 2 p.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Agreement between survey- and register-based measures of depression in Denmark

Weye, N., McGrath, J. J., Lasgaard, M., Momen, N. C., Knudsen, A. K., Musliner, K. & Plana-Ripoll, O., 14 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

Polygenic Risk and Episode Polarity Among Individuals With Bipolar Disorder

Hasseris, S., Albiñana, C., Vilhjalmsson, B. J., Mortensen, P. B., Østergaard, S. D. & Musliner, K. L., Mar 2023, In: American Journal of Psychiatry. 180, 3, p. 200-208 9 p.

Genetic correlates of vitamin D-binding protein and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in neonatal dried blood spots

Albiñana, C., Zhu, Z., Borbye-Lorenzen, N., Boelt, S. G., Cohen, A. S., Skogstrand, K., Wray, N. R., Revez, J. A., Privé, F., Petersen, L. V., Bulik, C. M., Plana-Ripoll, O., Musliner, K. L., Agerbo, E., Børglum, A. D., Hougaard, D. M., Nordentoft, M., Werge, T., Mortensen, P. B., Vilhjálmsson, B. J. & McGrath, J. J., Feb 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 16 p., 852.

Polygenic liability, stressful life events and risk for secondary-treated depression in early life: a nationwide register-based case-cohort study

Musliner, K. L., Andersen, K. K., Agerbo, E., Albiñana, C., Vilhjalmsson, B. J., Rajagopal, V. M., Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Bækved-Hansen, M., Pedersen, C. B., Pedersen, M. G., Munk-Olsen, T., Benros, M. E., Als, T. D., Grove, J., Werge, T., Børglum, A. D., Hougaard, D. M., Mors, O., Nordentoft, M., Mortensen, P. B., Suppli, N. P. & Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Jan 2023, In: Psychological Medicine. 53, 1, p. 217-226 10 p.

Genome-wide by Environment Interaction Study of Stressful Life Events and Hospital-Treated Depression in the iPSYCH2012 Sample

Suppli, N. P., Andersen, K. K., Agerbo, E., Rajagopal, V. M., Appadurai, V., Coleman, J. R. I., Breen, G., Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Bækvad-Hansen, M., Pedersen, C. B., Pedersen, M. G., Thompson, W. K., Munk-Olsen, T., Benros, M. E., Als, T. D., Grove, J., Werge, T., Børglum, A. D., Hougaard, D. M., Mors, O., Nordentoft, M., Mortensen, P. B. & Musliner, K. L., Oct 2022, In: Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science. 2, 4, p. 400-410 11 p.

Developmental exposure to vitamin D deficiency and subsequent risk of schizophrenia

Albiñana, C., Boelt, S. G., Cohen, A. S., Zhu, Z., Musliner, K. L., Vilhjálmsson, B. J. & McGrath, J. J., Sept 2022, In: Schizophrenia Research. 247, p. 26-32 7 p.

Accounting for age of onset and family history improves power in genome-wide association studies

Pedersen, E. M., Agerbo, E., Plana-Ripoll, O., Grove, J., Dreier, J. W., Musliner, K. L., Bækvad-Hansen, M., Athanasiadis, G., Schork, A., Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Hougaard, D. M., Werge, T., Nordentoft, M., Mors, O., Dalsgaard, S., Christensen, J., Børglum, A. D., Mortensen, P. B., McGrath, J. J., Privé, F. & Vilhjálmsson, B. J., Mar 2022, In: American Journal of Human Genetics. 109, 3, p. 417-432 16 p.

Polygenic Liability and Recurrence of Depression in Patients With First-Onset Depression Treated in Hospital-Based Settings

Musliner, K. L., Agerbo, E., Vilhjálmsson, B. J., Albiñana, C., Als, T. D., Østergaard, S. D. & Mortensen, P. B., Jul 2021, In: JAMA Psychiatry. 78, 7, p. 792-795

Risk of Early-Onset Depression Associated With Polygenic Liability, Parental Psychiatric History, and Socioeconomic Status

Agerbo, E., Trabjerg, B. B., Børglum, A. D., Schork, A. J., Vilhjálmsson, B. J., Pedersen, C. B., Hakulinen, C., Albiñana, C., Hougaard, D. M., Grove, J., McGrath, J. J., Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Mors, O., Plana-Ripoll, O., Werge, T., Wray, N. R., Mortensen, P. B. & Musliner, K. L., Apr 2021, In: JAMA Psychiatry. 78, 4, p. 387-397 11 p.

Cause-specific life years lost in individuals with treatment-resistant depression: A Danish nationwide register-based cohort study

Madsen, K. B., Plana-Ripoll, O., Musliner, K. L., Debost, J-C. P., Petersen, L. V. & Munk-Olsen, T., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 280, Part A, p. 250-257 8 p.

Nature and prevalence of combinations of mental disorders and their association with excess mortality in a population-based cohort study

Plana-Ripoll, O., Musliner, K. L., Dalsgaard, S., Momen, N. C., Weye, N., Christensen, M. K., Agerbo, E., Iburg, K. M., Laursen, T. M., Mortensen, P. B., Pedersen, C. B., Petersen, L. V., Santomauro, D. F., Vilhjálmsson, B. J., Whiteford, H. A. & McGrath, J. J., Oct 2020, In: World Psychiatry. 19, 3, p. 339-349 11 p.

Polygenic Risk and Progression to Bipolar or Psychotic Disorders Among Individuals Diagnosed With Unipolar Depression in Early Life

Musliner, K. L., Krebs, M. D., Albiñana, C., Vilhjalmsson, B., Agerbo, E., Zandi, P. P., Hougaard, D. M., Nordentoft, M., Børglum, A. D., Werge, T., Mortensen, P. B. & Østergaard, S. D., Oct 2020, In: The American Journal of Psychiatry. 177, 10, p. 936-943

Treatment indications for antidepressants prescribed to pregnant women: A population-based descriptive study from Denmark

Liu, X., Musliner, K. L., Agerbo, E., Ingstrup, K. G., Sun, Y., Yu, Y. & Munk-Olsen, T., Jan 2020, In: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 29, 3, p. 347-351 5 p.

Association between Mental Disorders and Subsequent Medical Conditions

Momen, N. C., Plana-Ripoll, O., Agerbo, E., Benros, M. E., Børglum, A. D., Christensen, M. K., Dalsgaard, S., Degenhardt, L., de Jonge, P., Debost, J. C. P. G., Fenger-Grøn, M., Gunn, J. M., Iburg, K. M., Kessing, L. V., Kessler, R. C., Laursen, T. M., Lim, C. C. W., Mors, O., Mortensen, P. B., Musliner, K. L., Nordentoft, M., Pedersen, C. B., Petersen, L. V., Ribe, A. R., Roest, A. M., Saha, S., Schork, A. J., Scott, K. M., Sievert, C., Sørensen, H. J., Vestergaard, M., Stedman, T. J., Vilhjalmsson, B., Werge, T., Weye, N., Whiteford, H. A., Prior, A. & McGrath, J. J., 2020, In: The New England Journal of Medicine. 382, 18, p. 1721-1731 11 p.

Early labor force exits in patients with treatment-resistant depression: an assessment of work years lost in a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study

Bang Madsen, K., Vogdrup Petersen, L., Plana-Ripoll, O., Musliner, K. L., Philippe Debost, J-C., Hordam Gronemann, F., Mortensen, P. B. & Munk-Olsen, T., 2020, In: Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology. 10

Bipolar disorder and depression in early adulthood and long-term employment, income, and educational attainment: A nationwide cohort study of 2,390,127 individuals

Hakulinen, C., Musliner, K. L. & Agerbo, E., Nov 2019, In: Depression and Anxiety. 36, 11, p. 1080-1088 9 p.

Incidence of medically treated depression in Denmark among individuals 15-44 years old: A comprehensive overview based on population registers

Musliner, K. L., Liu, X., Gasse, C., Christensen, K. S., Wimberley, T. & Munk-Olsen, T., Jun 2019, In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 139, 6, p. 548-557 10 p.

Association of Polygenic Liabilities for Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia With Risk for Depression in the Danish Population

Musliner, K. L., Mortensen, P. B., McGrath, J. J., Suppli, N. P., Hougaard, D. M., Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Bækvad-Hansen, M., Andreassen, O., Pedersen, C. B., Pedersen, M. G., Mors, O., Nordentoft, M., Børglum, A. D., Werge, T., Agerbo, E. & Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, May 2019, In: JAMA Psychiatry. 76, 5, p. 516-525 10 p.

Genetic risk scores for major psychiatric disorders and the risk of postpartum psychiatric disorders

Bauer, A. E., Liu, X., Byrne, E. M., Sullivan, P. F., Wray, N. R., Agerbo, E., Nyegaard, M., Grove, J., Musliner, K. L., Ingstrup, K. G., Johannsen, B. M. W., Mægbæk, M. L., Wang, Y., Nordentoft, M., Mors, O., Børglum, A. D., Werge, T., Hougaard, D. M., Mortensen, P. B., Munk-Olsen, T. & Meltzer-Brody, S., 2019, In: Translational Psychiatry. 9, 1, p. 288 13 p.

Patterns and predictors of conversion to bipolar disorder in 91 587 individuals diagnosed with unipolar depression

Musliner, K. L. & Østergaard, S. D., May 2018, In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 137, 5, p. 422-432 11 p.

Vascular Pathology and Trajectories of Late-Life Major Depressive Disorder in Secondary Psychiatric Care

Musliner, K. L., Zandi, P. P., Liu, X., Laursen, T. M., Munk-Olsen, T., Mortensen, P. B. & Eaton, W. W., 2018, In: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 26, 3, p. 386-395 10 p.

Antidepressant use during pregnancy and psychiatric disorders in offspring: Danish nationwide register based cohort study

Liu, X., Agerbo, E., Ingstrup, K. G., Musliner, K., Meltzer-Brody, S., Bergink, V. & Munk-Olsen, T., 6 Sept 2017, In: B M J. 358, p. j3668 10 p., j3668.

Early adversity and risk for moderate to severe unipolar depressive disorder in adolescence and adulthood: A register-based study of 978,647 individuals

Dahl, S. K., Larsen, J. T., Petersen, L., Ubbesen, M. B., Mortensen, P. B., Munk-Olsen, T. & Musliner, K. L., 7 Mar 2017, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 214, p. 122-129 8 p.

Progression from unipolar depression to schizophrenia

Musliner, K. L., Munk-Olsen, T., Mors, O. & Østergaard, S. D., 1 Jan 2017, In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 135, 1, p. 42-50 9 p.

A precision medicine approach for psychiatric disease based on repeated symptom scores

Fojo, A. T., Musliner, K. L., Zandi, P. P. & Zeger, S. L., 2017, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 95, p. 147-155 9 p.

Polygenic Risk of Schizophrenia and Cognition in a Population-Based Survey of Older Adults

Liebers, D. T., Pirooznia, M., Seiffudin, F., Musliner, K. L., Zandi, P. P. & Goes, F. S., Jul 2016, In: Schizophrenia Bulletin. 42, 4, p. 984-91 8 p.

Mortality and life expectancy in persons with severe unipolar depression

Laursen, T. M., Musliner, K. L., Benros, M. E., Vestergaard, M. & Munk-Olsen, T., 6 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 193, p. 203-207 5 p.

Heterogeneity in 10-Year Course Trajectories of Moderate to Severe Major Depressive Disorder: A Danish National Register-Based Study

Musliner, K. L., Munk-Olsen, T., Laursen, T. M., Eaton, W. W., Zandi, P. P. & Mortensen, P. B., 2016, In: J A M A Psychiatry. 73, 4, p. 346-353 8 p.

Heterogeneity in long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms: Patterns, predictors and outcomes

Musliner, K. L., Munk-Olsen, T., Eaton, W. W. & Zandi, P. P., 2016, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 192, p. 199-211 13 p.

Polygenic risk, stressful life events and depressive symptoms in older adults: a polygenic score analysis

Musliner, K. L., Seifuddin, F., Judy, J. A., Pirooznia, M., Goes, F. S. & Zandi, P. P., Jun 2015, In: Psychological Medicine. 45, 8, p. 1709-20 12 p.

Parental history of psychiatric diagnoses and unipolar depression: a Danish National Register-based cohort study

Musliner, K., Trabjerg, B. B., Waltoft, B. L., Laursen, T. M., Mortensen, P. B., Zandi, P. P. & Munk-Olsen, T., 29 Apr 2015, In: Psychological Medicine. 45, 13, p. 2781-2791 11 p.

Emotional support and adult depression in survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Musliner, K. L. & Singer, J. B., Aug 2014, In: Child Abuse & Neglect. 38, 8, p. 1331-40 10 p.

Factor structure of the Emotional Eating Scale in overweight and obese adults seeking treatment

Goldbacher, E. M., Grunwald, H. E., Lagrotte, C. A., Klotz, A. A., Oliver, T. L., Musliner, K. L., Vanderveur, S. S. & Foster, G. D., Oct 2012, In: Appetite. 59, 2, p. 610-5 6 p.

Oral/poster presentations

Polygenic risk and conversion from depression to bipolar disorder. / Musliner, Katherine; Vilhjálmsson, Bjarni Jóhann; Agerbo, Esben et al.
2019. Poster session presented at 32nd ECNP Congress, København, Denmark.
Mood disorders with onset in early adulthood and socio-economic outcomes over the long run. / Hakulinen, Christian; Musliner, Katherine; Agerbo, Esben.
2019. Abstract from European Public Health Conference, Marseille, France.
Absolute risk of major depression associated with the polygenic risk score for depression, parental socio-economic status and history of mental disorders: A danish population-based study . / Agerbo, Esben; Trabjerg, Betina B; Schork, Andrew J et al.
2019. S87-S88 Abstract from World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics , Anaheim , California, United States.
Towards precision medicine in psychiatric care: Using polygenic risk scores to predict outcomes in hospital-treated depression patients . / Musliner, Katherine; Vilhjálmsson, Bjarni Jóhann; Albiñana Climent, Clara et al.
2019. S88-S88 Abstract from World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics , Anaheim , California, United States.
Polygenic liability and depression in the iPSYCH2012 cohort. / Musliner, Katherine; Mortensen, Preben Bo; McGrath, John Joseph et al.
2019. 1080-1081 Abstract from World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics , Glasgow, United Kingdom.
A precision medicine approach for patient-reported mental health scores. / Fojo, Anthony T; Musliner, Katherine; Zandi, Peter P et al.
2017. S99-S99 Poster session presented at Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting , Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States.
Vascular disease and trajectories of late-life major depressive disorder in secondary psychiatric care. / Musliner, Katherine; Laursen, Thomas Munk; Munk-Olsen, Trine et al.
2017. Abstract from The 25th European Congress of Psychiatry, EPA 2017, Firenze, Italy.
Interaction of genetic risk and early life stress on risk for depression investigated in a nationwide, Danish case-cohort study. / Suppli, Nis P; Agerbo, Esben; Andersen, Klaus K et al.
2017. Abstract from World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics , Orlando, Florida, United States.
Parental history of psychiatric diagnoses and unipolar depression: A danish national register-based cohort study. / Musliner, Katherine; Trabjerg, Betina B; Waltoft, Berit Lindum et al.
2015. Poster session presented at 12th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry , Athens, Greece.
Patterns and predictors of 10-year course trajectories of major depressive disorder. / Musliner, Katherine; Munk-Olsen, Trine; Laursen, Thomas Munk et al.
2015. Poster session presented at 105th Annual Meeting of the American Psychopathological Association, New York, New York, United States.
The influence of early adverse life events on risk of unipolar depression in adolescence and adulthood. / Dahl, Signe Kirk; Larsen, Janne Tidselbak; Ubbesen, Mads Bonde et al.
2015. Poster session presented at 105th Annual Meeting of the American Psychopathological Association, New York, New York, United States.
Genetic risk, life stress and depression: Searching for polygene-by-environment interactions . / Musliner, Katherine; Seiffudin, Fayaz; Judy, Jennifer et al.
2013. Poster session presented at XXI World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, Boston, United States.
Assessing the role of emotional support as a protective factor against depression in adult survivors of sexual abuse. / Musliner, Katherine; Singer, Jonathan B.
2012. Abstract from 10th Annual Add Health Users Conference , Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
Effects of youth suicidal behavior on perceived connection to mother, father and family. / Singer, Jonathan B; Musliner, Katherine.
2012. Abstract from 10th Annual Add Health Users Conference , Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
Childhood sexual assault and gender differences in adult depression: An analysis of state level data . / Musliner, Katherine.
2010. Poster session presented at Annual Pennsylvania Public Health Association Conference , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
Encouraging low-literacy African Americans to be screened for colorectal cancer: An experimental comparison of "usual care" materials with a customized touch-screen tutorial. / Gordon, Thomas F; Bass, Sarah B ; Ruzek, S B et al.
2010. Abstract from 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, Colorado, United States.
Emotional eating in obese treatment seekers. / Goldbacher, E M; Oliver, T L; Caitlin, Monks et al.
2009. S285-S285 Poster session presented at 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States.
Cross-modal influences on impression formation. / Vandersall, E; Minaya, L; Musliner, Katherine et al.
2007. Poster session presented at Annual Eastern Psychological Association Convention , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.