2019
The impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in obsessive‐compulsive disorder subjects
Blanco‐Vieira T, Santos M, Ferrão YA, Torres AR, Miguel EC, Bloch MH, Leckman JF, do Rosario MC. The impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in obsessive‐compulsive disorder subjects. Depression And Anxiety 2019, 36: 533-542. PMID: 30990937, DOI: 10.1002/da.22898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderAdult OCD patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderOCD patientsClinical characteristicsExact testFeatures of ADHDHyperactivity disorderSubgroup of patientsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorderComorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorderSpecific clinical featuresCross-sectional studyObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) subjectsLogistic regression analysisFisher's exact testBrazilian Research ConsortiumMann-Whitney testAdult patientsRheumatic feverDevelopment of interventionsClinical featuresObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersLifetime prevalence
2001
Tic disorders: when habit forming neural systems form habits of their own?
Leckman JF, Yeh CB, Cohen DJ. Tic disorders: when habit forming neural systems form habits of their own? Journal Of The Chinese Medical Association 2001, 64: 669-92. PMID: 11922487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette syndromeAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderBasal gangliaIntolerable side effectsSubgroup of patientsLong-term outcomesAlpha-adrenergic agentsMajor affective disordersSpecific brain circuitsNew therapeutic directionDeficit/hyperactivity disorderAutoimmune mechanismsEarly brain developmentComorbid conditionsAtypical neurolepticsClinical neuroscience researchClinical trialsPrevalent disorderChildhood onsetClinical careMarked impairmentSide effectsPharmacological techniquesAffective disorders
1997
FUTURE THERAPIES OF TOURETTE SYNDROME * *Portions of this article have previously appeared in Chappell PB, Leckman JF, Riddle MA: The pharmacologic treatment of tic disorders. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin North Am. 4:197, 1995.
Chappell PB, Scahill LD, Leckman JF. FUTURE THERAPIES OF TOURETTE SYNDROME * *Portions of this article have previously appeared in Chappell PB, Leckman JF, Riddle MA: The pharmacologic treatment of tic disorders. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin North Am. 4:197, 1995. Neurologic Clinics 1997, 15: 429-450. PMID: 9115473, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70324-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeNew atypical antipsychotic medicationsCorticotropin-releasing factor antagonistAmino acid neurotransmitter systemsUnacceptable side effect profileAvailable pharmacologic therapiesNewer atypical antipsychoticsTreatment of ticsSide effect profileSubgroup of patientsAtypical antipsychotic medicationsTourette syndrome patientsLong-term courseReceptor affinity profileNonpharmacologic interventionsPharmacologic therapyPharmacologic treatmentAtypical antipsychoticsEffect profileAntipsychotic medicationTic disordersNeurotransmitter systemsSyndrome patientsFactor antagonistsSet of symptoms