2020
Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions
Yoshikawa H, Wuermli AJ, Britto PR, Dreyer B, Leckman JF, Lye SJ, Ponguta LA, Richter LM, Stein A. Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2020, 223: 188-193. PMID: 32439312, PMCID: PMC7234941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusChildChild DevelopmentChild MortalityChild WelfareCommunicable Disease ControlCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19CrowdingEconomicsFemaleGlobal HealthHealth BehaviorHumansMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityMental HealthPandemicsParentsPneumonia, ViralPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsResource AllocationSARS-CoV-2Stress, Psychological
2015
Maternal History of Autoimmune Disease and Later Development of Tourette Syndrome in Offspring
Dalsgaard S, Waltoft BL, Leckman JF, Mortensen PB. Maternal History of Autoimmune Disease and Later Development of Tourette Syndrome in Offspring. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 495-501.e1. PMID: 26004665, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAutoimmune DiseasesChildDenmarkFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMothersPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProspective StudiesRegistriesRegression AnalysisSex FactorsTourette SyndromeYoung AdultConceptsAdjusted incidence rate ratioIncidence rate ratiosMaternal autoimmune diseaseRisk of TSAutoimmune diseasesTourette syndromeMaternal historyNational Danish health registersNationwide prospective cohort studyDanish health registersPrior autoimmune diseaseProspective cohort studyParental psychiatric diagnosisDiagnosis of TSCohort studyHealth registersPerson yearsPrior diagnosisNeuroimmunological disordersIncidence rateTS diagnosisPsychiatric diagnosisPossible associationPoisson regressionPaternal age
2010
Adverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children With ADHD
Motlagh MG, Sukhodolsky DG, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Katsovich L, Thompson N, Scahill L, King RA, Peterson BS, Schultz RT, Leckman JF. Adverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children With ADHD. Journal Of Attention Disorders 2010, 15: 593-603. PMID: 20616372, PMCID: PMC3974616, DOI: 10.1177/1087054710374576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttentionAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildFemaleHumansMaleMothersNeuropsychological TestsPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsReaction TimeRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsConnors' Continuous Performance TestContinuous Performance TestAttentional controlPrenatal maternal smokingStroop Color-Word Interference TestColor-Word Interference TestMaternal smokingVisual-Motor Integration TestRisk factorsBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestReaction time variabilityVisual-motor integrationSlower reaction timesDevelopment of ADHDFine motor coordinationNeuropsychological batteryPurdue Pegboard TestHeavy maternal smokingMaternal cigarette smokingPerinatal risk factorsMaternal psychosocial stressMotor inhibitionNeurobiological basisNeuropsychological deficitsADHDSevere psychosocial stress and heavy cigarette smoking during pregnancy: an examination of the pre- and perinatal risk factors associated with ADHD and Tourette syndrome
Motlagh MG, Katsovich L, Thompson N, Lin H, Kim YS, Scahill L, Lombroso PJ, King RA, Peterson BS, Leckman JF. Severe psychosocial stress and heavy cigarette smoking during pregnancy: an examination of the pre- and perinatal risk factors associated with ADHD and Tourette syndrome. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2010, 19: 755-764. PMID: 20532931, PMCID: PMC3932440, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-010-0115-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy maternal smokingPerinatal risk factorsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSevere psychosocial stressRisk factorsMaternal smokingTourette syndromePsychosocial stressUnaffected control childrenControl childrenHeavy cigarette smokingHigh-risk populationStatistical significanceDiagnosis of ADHDComorbid Tourette's syndromeHigh rateMothers of childrenMaternal report dataHeavy smokingPerinatal historyCigarette smokingOdds ratioPsychiatric assessmentSmokingStandardized questionnaire