2002
Development and natural history of mood disorders
Costello EJ, Pine DS, Hammen C, March JS, Plotsky PM, Weissman MM, Biederman J, Goldsmith HH, Kaufman J, Lewinsohn PM, Hellander M, Hoagwood K, Koretz DS, Nelson CA, Leckman JF. Development and natural history of mood disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2002, 52: 529-542. PMID: 12361667, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01372-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood disordersMood disorders researchPediatric-onset bipolar disorderBipolar disorderUnipolar depressionNatural historySpecific risk factorsModel of pathogenesisPrecursor of depressionPsychotropic medicationsRisk infantsRisk factorsSuccessful treatmentHigh riskMultidisciplinary workgroupChildhood anxiety disordersJuvenile depressionDisorder researchEarly onsetProtective factorsAnxiety disordersPanel of expertsMental healthDisordersDepression
2001
Adults With Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Rosario-Campos MC, Leckman JF, Mercadante MT, Shavitt RG, Prado HS, Sada P, Zamignani D, Miguel EC. Adults With Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 1899-1903. PMID: 11691698, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.11.1899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom onsetObsessive-compulsive disorderSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsOCD patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEarlier symptom onsetEarly-onset groupLater symptom onsetOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleComorbid tic disordersAdult OCD patientsObsessive Compulsive ScaleReuptake inhibitorsAdult outpatientsTic disordersTreatment outcomesOCD symptom onsetBimodal ageEarly onsetHeterogeneous disorderCompulsive ScaleDisordersAgePatients
1995
A family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Pauls DL, Alsobrook JP, Goodman W, Rasmussen S, Leckman JF. A family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 76-84. PMID: 7802125, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.1.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesObsessive-compulsive disorderComparison subjectsSubthreshold obsessive-compulsive disorderAvailable first-degree relativesGilles de la Tourette's syndromeRelatives of probandsLa Tourette's syndromeFamily studiesBest-estimate diagnosesRate of ticsTic disordersFamily historyHigh riskTourette syndromeChronic ticsFemale probandsEarly onsetFamilial typeDisordersUnaffected subjectsProbandsSyndromeStructured interviewsSubjects