2024
An evaluation of treatment response and remission definitions in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and individual-patient data meta-analysis
Ramakrishnan D, Farhat L, Vattimo E, Levine J, Johnson J, Artukoglu B, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Zangen A, Pelissolo A, de B Pereira C, Rück C, Costa D, Mataix-Cols D, Shannahoff-Khalsa D, Tolin D, Zarean E, Meyer E, Hawken E, Storch E, Andersson E, Miguel E, Maina G, Leckman J, Sarris J, March J, Diniz J, Kobak K, Mallet L, Vulink N, Amiaz R, Fernandes R, Shavitt R, Wilhelm S, Golshan S, Tezenas du Montcel S, Erzegovesi S, Baruah U, Greenberg W, Kobayashi Y, Bloch M. An evaluation of treatment response and remission definitions in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and individual-patient data meta-analysis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 173: 387-397. PMID: 38598877, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive ScaleObsessive-compulsive disorderCGI-IRandomized-controlled trialsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorderClinical Global Impression ImprovementObsessive-Compulsive ScaleTreatment responseIndividual-patient data meta-analysisPosttreatment scoresEvaluation of treatment responseMeta-analysis of randomized-controlled trialsFirst-line therapyCGIIndividual participant dataMeta-analysisNovel treatment modalitiesExpert consensusIndividual participant data meta-analysisSystematic reviewDisordersData meta-analysisPosttreatmentRemission definitionsImpressive improvement
2022
Comparative efficacy, tolerability, and acceptability of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with Tourette's syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Farhat L, Behling E, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Levine J, Macul Ferreira de Barros P, Wang Z, Bloch M. Comparative efficacy, tolerability, and acceptability of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with Tourette's syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2022, 7: 112-126. PMID: 36528030, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(22)00316-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-generation antipsychotic drugsMedication categoriesAntipsychotic drugsModerate certaintyIndividual medicationsTourette syndromePharmacological interventionsLow certaintyWHO International Clinical Trials Registry PlatformInternational Clinical Trials Registry PlatformSystematic reviewClinical Trials Registry PlatformChoice of medicationCochrane Central RegisterNetwork meta-analysis frameworkTrials Registry PlatformRandom-effects networkTerms of tolerabilityCertainty of evidenceClinical practice guidelinesComorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorderStandardised mean differenceTreatment of childrenAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderWeb of ScienceMeta‐Analysis: Efficacy and Tolerability of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Tic Disorders
Behling E, Farhat LC, Landeros‐Weisenberger A, Bloch MH. Meta‐Analysis: Efficacy and Tolerability of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Tic Disorders. Movement Disorders 2022, 37: 684-693. PMID: 35191552, DOI: 10.1002/mds.28957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic tic disorderTourette syndromeVMAT2 inhibitorsTic disordersVesicular monoamine transporter type 2 inhibitorsYale Global Tic Severity ScaleMean differenceRate of discontinuationTic Severity ScaleType 2 inhibitorsShort-term treatmentTic symptomsBlinded RCTEffective therapySeverity ScaleSystematic reviewTolerabilityAvailable evidenceAdverse effectsInverse varianceEfficacyRCTsInhibitorsNonsignificant effectTrials
2021
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Farhat LC, Vattimo EFQ, Ramakrishnan D, Levine JLS, Johnson JA, Artukoglu BB, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Asbahr FR, Cepeda SL, Comer JS, Fatori D, Franklin ME, Freeman JB, Geller DA, Grant PJ, Goodman WK, Heyman I, Ivarsson T, Lenhard F, Lewin AB, Li F, Merlo LJ, Mohsenabadi H, Peris TS, Piacentini J, Rosa-Alcázar AI, Rosa-Alcázar À, Rozenman M, Sapyta JJ, Serlachius E, Shabani MJ, Shavitt RG, Small BJ, Skarphedinsson G, Swedo SE, Thomsen PH, Turner C, Weidle B, Miguel EC, Storch EA, Mataix-Cols D, Bloch MH. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 61: 495-507. PMID: 34597773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderOptimal cutoffYale-Brown ObsessiveCY-BOCSClinical trialsSystematic reviewClinical Global Impression-ImprovementRandom-effects meta-analysis modelDiscriminative abilityStandardized operational definitionsMeta-analysis modelChildren's Yale-Brown ObsessiveDiagnostic test accuracyTreatment responseRemissionSeverity ScaleMeta-AnalysisYouden indexCompulsive ScaleTrialsDisorders
2008
Response to Chamberlain et al. Re: Systematic Review: Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments for Trichotillomania
Bloch M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Dombrowski P, Nudel J, Pittenger C, Leckman J, Kelmendi B, Wegner R, Coric V. Response to Chamberlain et al. Re: Systematic Review: Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments for Trichotillomania. Biological Psychiatry 2008, 63: e34-e35. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystematic reviewBehavioral treatment
2007
Systematic Review: Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatment for Trichotillomania
Bloch MH, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Dombrowski P, Kelmendi B, Wegner R, Nudel J, Pittenger C, Leckman JF, Coric V. Systematic Review: Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatment for Trichotillomania. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 62: 839-846. PMID: 17727824, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsHabit reversal therapyTreatment of trichotillomaniaCochrane Central RegisterPrimary outcome measureClinical rating scalesNon-specific effectsSSRI pharmacotherapyCentral RegisterControlled TrialsRelevant trialsReuptake inhibitorsTreat analysisPharmacotherapy studiesBlinded assessmentClinical trialsTrichotillomania severityMean changeOutcome measuresFuture therapiesElectronic databasesLarger sample sizeRigorous control conditionsPsychiatric conditionsSystematic review
2006
A systematic review: antipsychotic augmentation with treatment refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder
Bloch MH, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Kelmendi B, Coric V, Bracken MB, Leckman JF. A systematic review: antipsychotic augmentation with treatment refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2006, 11: 622-632. PMID: 16585942, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntipsychotic AgentsBasal Ganglia DiseasesBenzodiazepinesComorbidityDepressive DisorderDibenzothiazepinesDouble-Blind MethodDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationHaloperidolHumansMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderOlanzapinePatient DropoutsQuetiapine FumarateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisperidoneSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsTic DisordersTreatment OutcomeConceptsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAntipsychotic augmentationAbsolute risk differenceObsessive-compulsive disorderComorbid ticsOCD patientsTreatment responseSystematic reviewTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCD patientsRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderDouble-blind trialEfficacy of quetiapineTreatment-refractory OCDCochrane Central RegisterMeaningful treatment responseProportion of subjectsEfficacy of haloperidolRandomized control trialObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsSRI monotherapyAdequate trialCentral RegisterControlled TrialsReuptake inhibitors