2018
DNA methylome variation in a perinatal nurse-visitation program that reduces child maltreatment: a 27-year follow-up
O’Donnell K, Chen L, MacIsaac JL, McEwen LM, Nguyen T, Beckmann K, Zhu Y, Chen LM, Brooks-Gunn J, Goldman D, Grigorenko EL, Leckman JF, Diorio J, Karnani N, Olds DL, Holbrook JD, Kobor MS, Meaney MJ. DNA methylome variation in a perinatal nurse-visitation program that reduces child maltreatment: a 27-year follow-up. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 15. PMID: 29317599, PMCID: PMC5802588, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-017-0063-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse-Family PartnershipIntervention programsProspective longitudinal studyYears of ageMajor psychiatric disordersAge 27 yearsChild maltreatmentPsychosocial intervention programEarly intervention programsLifestyle factorsIntervention groupBlood samplesPsychiatric disordersAdult offspringDiagnostic InterviewChildhood adversityNFP programInterindividual variationLongitudinal studyComponent scoresSustained impactAbuse/neglectDNA methylationFamily partnershipsDNA methylome
2017
Mortality risk in a nationwide cohort of individuals with tic disorders and with tourette syndrome
Meier SM, Dalsgaard S, Mortensen PB, Leckman JF, Plessen KJ. Mortality risk in a nationwide cohort of individuals with tic disorders and with tourette syndrome. Movement Disorders 2017, 32: 605-609. PMID: 28339122, DOI: 10.1002/mds.26939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTic disordersTourette syndromePremature deathMortality riskProspective cohort studyMortality rate ratiosComorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderExclusion of individualsCohort studyObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical significancePsychiatric disordersPaternal ageSubstance abuseSyndromeHyperactivity disorderDisordersRate ratioDeathRiskCalendar yearAgeIndividualsClinicians
2015
Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral and clinical problems: a population-based study of Brazilian school children
Alvarenga PG, do Rosario MC, Cesar RC, Manfro GG, Moriyama TS, Bloch MH, Shavitt RG, Hoexter MQ, Coughlin CG, Leckman JF, Miguel EC. Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral and clinical problems: a population-based study of Brazilian school children. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 25: 175-182. PMID: 26015374, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-015-0723-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily History ScreenObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsSchool-aged childrenChild Behavior ChecklistUnaffected controlsPediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderPresence of OCSPopulation-based studyComorbid psychiatric disordersMajor depressive disorderWell-Being AssessmentOCD groupBrazilian school childrenGroup of childrenPsychiatric comorbidityDepressive disorderClinical impactFunctional impairmentPsychiatric disordersClinical problemOCS groupDiagnostic groupsSignificant socio-demographic differencesSocio-demographic differencesMortality in children, adolescents, and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide cohort study
Dalsgaard S, Østergaard SD, Leckman JF, Mortensen PB, Pedersen MG. Mortality in children, adolescents, and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide cohort study. The Lancet 2015, 385: 2190-2196. PMID: 25726514, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61684-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidentsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCase-Control StudiesCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolConduct DisorderCross-Sectional StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansInfantMalePoisson DistributionRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsMortality rate ratiosAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderHighest mortality rate ratiosSubstance use disordersOppositional defiant disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderExcess mortalityConduct disorderUse disordersMortality rateDefiant disorderHyperactivity disorderNationwide cohort studyDanish national registersCommon mental disordersExclusion of individualsCohort studyLundbeck FoundationCommon causeFamily historyCohort membersLarge cohortPsychiatric disordersUnnatural causesDanish individuals
2014
Gender and Injuries Predict Stimulant Medication Use
Dalsgaard S, Leckman JF, Nielsen HS, Simonsen M. Gender and Injuries Predict Stimulant Medication Use. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2014, 24: 253-259. PMID: 24813570, PMCID: PMC4064734, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2013.0101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCentral Nervous System StimulantsChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveCraniocerebral TraumaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMental DisordersPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsWounds and InjuriesConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderStimulant treatmentNumber of injuriesADHD medicationPsychiatric disordersStimulant medicationAutism spectrum disorderFirst prospective studyGroup of patientsPopulation-based studyYears of ageEarly life predictorsStimulant medication useMedication useGroup of childrenProspective studyPharmacological treatmentHead injuryNational cohortDrug prescriptionsMale genderPsychiatric diagnosisMedicationsNational registersInjury
2012
Trajectory in obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbidities
de Mathis MA, Diniz JB, Hounie AG, Shavitt RG, Fossaluza V, Ferrão Y, Leckman JF, de Bragança Pereira C, do Rosario MC, Miguel EC. Trajectory in obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbidities. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 23: 594-601. PMID: 22921470, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderHigher lifetime frequencyOCD patientsFirst diagnosisTic disordersSeparation anxiety disorderLifetime frequencyObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) comorbidityAnxiety disordersOnset of OCDDistribution of comorbiditiesSpecific comorbid diagnosesLifetime psychiatric diagnosesPost-traumatic stress disorderFirst comorbiditySymptom onsetClinical courseClinical presentationPsychiatric comorbidityDisorder comorbidityOCD courseBeck AnxietyComorbid disordersPsychiatric disordersComorbidities
2010
Psychosocial outcome and psychiatric comorbidity in older adolescents with Tourette syndrome: controlled study
Gorman DA, Thompson N, Plessen KJ, Robertson MM, Leckman JF, Peterson BS. Psychosocial outcome and psychiatric comorbidity in older adolescents with Tourette syndrome: controlled study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 197: 36-44. PMID: 20592431, PMCID: PMC2894981, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.071050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderGlobal Assessment Scale scoresTourette syndromePsychosocial outcomesComorbidity ratesChildren's Global Assessment Scale scoresPsychosocial functioningImprovement of ticsLifetime psychiatric disordersLower Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) scoresAssessment Scale scoresAge 18 yearsYears of ageHigh comorbidity ratesOlder adolescentsLifetime comorbidity ratesLower CGAS scoresPoor psychosocial outcomesComorbidity outcomesPsychiatric comorbidityMajor depressionCGAS scoresPsychiatric disordersTic severityObsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms
2000
The Psychiatric Symptoms of Rheumatic Fever
Mercadante MT, Busatto GF, Lombroso PJ, Prado L, Rosário-Campos MC, do Valle R, Marques-Dias MJ, Kiss MH, Leckman JF, Miguel EC. The Psychiatric Symptoms of Rheumatic Fever. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 2036-2038. PMID: 11097972, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.12.2036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderRheumatic feverSydenham's choreaTic disordersHigh riskComparison groupFever groupMajor depressive disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderDepressive disorderRisk factorsPsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric disordersChoreaFeverNeuropsychiatric disordersObsessive-compulsive symptomsRating ScaleHyperactivity disorderSymptomsDisordersADHD symptomsChildrenSemistructured interviews
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