2020
The prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems among Chinese school children and adolescents aged 6–16: a national survey
Cui Y, Li F, Leckman JF, Guo L, Ke X, Liu J, Zheng Y, Li Y. The prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems among Chinese school children and adolescents aged 6–16: a national survey. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 30: 233-241. PMID: 32172341, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01507-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Behavior ChecklistEmotional problemsMental health providersNational surveyChinese school childrenLong-term benefitsAchenbach Child Behavior ChecklistHigh prevalenceLarge cohortPediatric psychiatristHealth providersMental disordersMultistage clusterPrevalenceCohortMental healthCBCL scoresOlder cohortBehavior ChecklistYounger cohortsChildren
2014
Disordered Eating and Food Restrictions in Children with PANDAS/PANS
Toufexis MD, Hommer R, Gerardi DM, Grant P, Rothschild L, D'Souza P, Williams K, Leckman J, Swedo SE, Murphy TK. Disordered Eating and Food Restrictions in Children with PANDAS/PANS. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2014, 25: 48-56. PMID: 25329522, PMCID: PMC4340640, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2014.0063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromeClinical presentationRestrictive food intake disorderFood intake disorderFear of chokingSymptom onsetMale predominanceNeuropsychiatric symptomsNeuropsychiatric syndromeSudden onsetFood intakeFood refusalDiagnostic criteriaFood restrictionMental disordersYounger ageBody image distortionStreptococcal bacteriaStatistical ManualSymptomsTreatment implicationsDisordersPresentationSensory issuesChildren
2007
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Open-Label Pilot Trial of Escitalopram
Galvão-de Almeida A, Quarantini LC, Góis CR, Santos-Jesus R, Miranda-Scippa AM, de Oliveira IR, da Silva Prado H, Leckman JF, Rosário MC. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Open-Label Pilot Trial of Escitalopram. CNS Spectrums 2007, 12: 519-524. PMID: 17603402, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900021258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown ObsessiveTreatment responseOpen-label pilot trialSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsFourth Edition Axis IOpen-label studySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsOpen-label natureEdition Axis IStructured Clinical InterviewTotal Yale-Brown ObsessiveCompulsive Scale scoresReuptake inhibitorsDosage adjustmentNew medicationsPilot trialAxis IClinical InterviewPatientsScale scoreEscitalopramExperienced psychiatristsMental disordersUseful option