2017
The Child Behavior Checklist—Obsessive-Compulsive Subscale Detects Severe Psychopathology and Behavioral Problems Among School-Aged Children
Saad LO, do Rosario MC, Cesar RC, Batistuzzo MC, Hoexter MQ, Manfro GG, Shavitt RG, Leckman JF, Miguel EC, Alvarenga PG. The Child Behavior Checklist—Obsessive-Compulsive Subscale Detects Severe Psychopathology and Behavioral Problems Among School-Aged Children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2017, 27: 342-348. PMID: 28151703, PMCID: PMC5439443, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2016.0125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive symptomsPsychiatric comorbidityPredictive valueBehavioral problemsDSM-IV psychiatric diagnosesPresence of OCSGroup of patientsHigh-risk cohortSignificant obsessive-compulsive symptomsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueHigh rateSeverity of OCSRisk cohortSchool-Aged ChildrenDepressive disorderFunctional impairmentPsychiatric diagnosisChild Behavior ChecklistComorbiditiesSevere psychopathologyBeing AssessmentScreening toolPediatric OCDAnxiety disordersOxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior
Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK, Martino AM, Zagoory‐Sharon O, Feldman R, Leckman JF. Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 34: 127-136. PMID: 28052452, PMCID: PMC5503301, DOI: 10.1002/da.22585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeparation anxiety disorderAnxious youthAnxiety disordersSeparation anxietySalivary oxytocinAffective touchDSM-5 anxiety disordersYouth anxiety symptomsOT responseParticular anxiety disordersAttachment figuresReliable codersMaternal sensitivityDyadic behaviorsChildren's ratingsMaternal intrusivenessAttachment behaviorAnxiety symptomsAnxiety regulationSocial supportPossible intervention strategiesSignificant distressHigher youthYouthIntervention strategies
2016
Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Feldman R. Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms. Journal Of Neural Transmission 2016, 123: 1053-1067. PMID: 27145763, PMCID: PMC5007197, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1565-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersChildEnvironmentFemaleHumansMaleOxytocinParent-Child RelationsParentingParentsConceptsAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatment outcomeChild anxiety disordersChildhood anxiety disordersParent-based interventionsAnxiety treatment outcomesCross-generational influencesSocial referencingFamily accommodationChild anxietyParenting stylesVicarious learningOxytocinergic systemChildren's symptomsBehavioral systemsParental responsesParental anxietyMaternal anxietyAnxietyExistence of linksSevere distressDisordersPrenatal environmentTreatment outcomesResearch
2013
The Risks and Benefits of Antidepressants to Treat Pediatric-Onset Depression and Anxiety Disorders: A Developmental Perspective
Leckman JF. The Risks and Benefits of Antidepressants to Treat Pediatric-Onset Depression and Anxiety Disorders: A Developmental Perspective. Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics 2013, 82: 129-131. PMID: 23548739, DOI: 10.1159/000345543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildDepressive DisorderHumansPediatricsSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
2012
FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC ANXIETY DISORDERS
Lebowitz ER, Woolston J, Bar‐Haim Y, Calvocoressi L, Dauser C, Warnick E, Scahill L, Chakir AR, Shechner T, Hermes H, Vitulano LA, King RA, Leckman JF. FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC ANXIETY DISORDERS. Depression And Anxiety 2012, 30: 47-54. PMID: 22965863, PMCID: PMC3932435, DOI: 10.1002/da.21998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxiety disordersFamily Accommodation ScaleFamily accommodationAnxiety disordersMeasures of anxietyFamilies of childrenObsessive-compulsive disorderGood internal consistencyTwo-factor solutionAnxious childrenPediatric anxietyAccommodation ScaleSeparation anxietyGreater symptom severityAnxiety symptomsCompulsive disorderDivergent validityFamily routinesAnxietyDiagnostic InterviewPoor treatment outcomesInternal consistencySymptom severityMost parentsFactor analysis
2010
Should OCD be classified as an anxiety disorder in DSM‐V?
Stein DJ, Fineberg NA, Bienvenu OJ, Denys D, Lochner C, Nestadt G, Leckman JF, Rauch SL, Phillips KA. Should OCD be classified as an anxiety disorder in DSM‐V? Depression And Anxiety 2010, 27: 495-506. PMID: 20533366, DOI: 10.1002/da.20699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorder
2007
Issues for DSM-V: How Should Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Be Classified?
Mataix-Cols D, Pertusa A, Leckman JF. Issues for DSM-V: How Should Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Be Classified? American Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 164: 1313-1314. PMID: 17728412, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07040568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender differences in obsessive–compulsive symptom dimensions
Labad J, Menchon JM, Alonso P, Segalas C, Jimenez S, Jaurrieta N, Leckman JF, Vallejo J. Gender differences in obsessive–compulsive symptom dimensions. Depression And Anxiety 2007, 25: 832-838. PMID: 17436312, DOI: 10.1002/da.20332.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Age Effects on Antidepressant-Induced Manic Conversion
Martin A, Young C, Leckman JF, Mukonoweshuro C, Rosenheck R, Leslie D. Age Effects on Antidepressant-Induced Manic Conversion. JAMA Pediatrics 2004, 158: 773-780. PMID: 15289250, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.8.773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManic conversionAntidepressant classesPatient ageTime-dependent Cox proportional hazards modelsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsCox proportional hazards modelNonbipolar mood disorderSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsProportional hazards modelRisk of conversionAdministrative national databaseEffect of agePharmacy claimsReuptake inhibitorsAntidepressant exposureDrug therapyTricyclic antidepressantsPeripubertal childrenAge effectsBipolar illnessMood disordersHigh riskMental health usersAntidepressant categoryHazards model
1993
Limited therapeutic effect of addition of buspirone in fluvoxamine- refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder
McDougle CJ, Goodman WK, Leckman JF, Holzer JC, Barr LC, McCance-Katz E, Heninger GR, Price LH. Limited therapeutic effect of addition of buspirone in fluvoxamine- refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 150: 647-649. PMID: 8465885, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.150.4.647.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Depressives with secondary alcoholism: psychiatric disorders in offspring.
Merikangas KR, Weissman MM, Prusoff BA, Pauls DL, Leckman JF. Depressives with secondary alcoholism: psychiatric disorders in offspring. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 1985, 46: 199-204. PMID: 4010295, DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1985.46.199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOffspring of probandsSecondary alcoholismMajor depressionGreater riskFivefold greater riskThreefold greater riskOffspring of controlsUnderlying illnessPsychiatric illnessPsychiatric disordersDepressed probandsAlcoholismAnxiety disordersDisordersDepressionFamilial aggregationProbandsRiskIllnessOffspringNumber of parentsAdditional increaseDepressive
1983
Anxiety disorders and depression: contradictions between family study data and DSM-III conventions
Leckman JF, Merikangas KR, Pauls DL, Prusoff BA, Weissman MM. Anxiety disorders and depression: contradictions between family study data and DSM-III conventions. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1983, 140: 880-882. PMID: 6859304, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.140.7.880.Peer-Reviewed Original Research