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Meta-Analysis: Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children With Comorbid Tic Disorders
Bloch MH, Panza KE, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman JF. Meta-Analysis: Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children With Comorbid Tic Disorders. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2009, 48: 884-893. PMID: 19625978, PMCID: PMC3943246, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181b26e9f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsAtomoxetine HydrochlorideAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildComorbidityContraindicationsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodHumansMethylphenidatePropylaminesPsychotropic DrugsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTic DisordersTourette SyndromeConceptsAlpha-2 agonistsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderTic symptomsComorbid ticsSupratherapeutic dosesTic disordersADHD symptomsTreatment of ADHDHyperactivity disorderPlacebo-controlled trialEfficacy of medicationsStandardized mean differenceEvidence-based treatmentsHalf of childrenComorbid tic disordersPrimary outcomeDifferent medicationsPsychostimulant medicationPubMed searchTic severityTourette syndromePackage insertsDrug AdministrationAtomoxetineSymptoms
2020
Pharmacologic Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.
Artukoglu BB, Li F, Szejko N, Bloch MH. Pharmacologic Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2020, 81 PMID: 32459404, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.19r12798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of TDGreater score reductionPlacebo-controlled trialTardive dyskinesiaVitamin EPharmacologic treatmentTD symptomsScore reductionSystematic reviewPublication biasVesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitorTardive dyskinesia treatmentVitamin E studiesTransporter 2 inhibitorsCalcium channel blockersDuration of treatmentTardive dyskinesia symptomsGreater reductionFixed-effects modelMedication classesHead trialsDyskinesia symptomsPrimary outcomePharmacologic agentsVMAT2 inhibitors
2014
Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2014, 37: 375-391. PMID: 25150568, PMCID: PMC4143776, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentLow-dose neuroleptic medicationsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsProfound clinical challengeSecond-line treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSignificant symptomatic reliefTricyclic clomipramineAppropriate pharmacotherapyNeuroleptic medicationReuptake inhibitorsSubstantial morbiditySymptomatic reliefAvailable treatmentsClinical challengeHigh dosesOCD refractoryTreatmentDisordersMedicationsMorbidityPharmacotherapyPatientsClomipramineMeta-analysis: hoarding symptoms associated with poor treatment outcome in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Bloch MH, Bartley CA, Zipperer L, Jakubovski E, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Pittenger C, Leckman JF. Meta-analysis: hoarding symptoms associated with poor treatment outcome in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 19: 1025-1030. PMID: 24912494, PMCID: PMC4169729, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehavior TherapyChildHoarding DisorderHumansPsychotropic DrugsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseOCD patientsOdds ratioFurther treatment researchCase-control studyPoor treatment outcomesDifferential treatment responseSymptoms of OCDPrimary outcomeTreatment modalitiesEligible studiesTreatment outcomesPatientsElectronic searchSymptomsTotal participantsBehavioral therapyOCD treatmentDisordersSymptom dimensionsTreatment researchDSM-5Hoarding symptomsTreatment