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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 Science
2024
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Placebo Response in Randomized Controlled Trials of Tourette Disorder Medications
de Barros P, Farhat L, Behling E, Nasir M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch M. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Placebo Response in Randomized Controlled Trials of Tourette Disorder Medications. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39505141, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug-placebo differencesMagnitude of placebo responseTourette's disorderPlacebo responseStandardized mean changeRandomized controlled trialsDrug responsePlacebo-controlled randomized controlled trialsDrug placeboMeta-analysisPsychiatry conditionsClinical-researchDisorder medicationsRandom-effects meta-analysisBetween-groupStandardized mean differencePharmacological interventionsStudy-level characteristicsWithin-groupPlaceboStudy-level factorsMean changeWeb of ScienceControlled trialsMean differencePharmacological Interventions for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Farhat L, Behling E, Landeros-Weisenberger A, de Barros P, Polanczyk G, Cortese S, Bloch M. Pharmacological Interventions for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2024, 34: 373-382. PMID: 39320340, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2024.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADHD symptomsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderTic severityTourette's disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivityRandomized controlled trialsA2 agonistPharmacological interventionsADHD symptom severityIncreased tic severityPersistent tic disordersNetwork meta-analysisStandardized mean differencePairs of medicationsEfficacy of pharmacological interventionsWorsen ticsRandom-effects network meta-analysisSymptom severityTic disordersADHDMeta-analysisNetwork meta-analysis frameworkCertainty of evidenceDisordersNetwork meta-analyses
2018
A Systematic Review of Pharmacologic Treatments for School Refusal Behavior
Tobon A, Reed MO, Taylor JH, Bloch MH. A Systematic Review of Pharmacologic Treatments for School Refusal Behavior. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2018, 28: 368-378. PMID: 29741917, PMCID: PMC6909768, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2017.0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool refusalSystematic reviewPharmacologic treatmentFuture pharmacologic studiesSpecific psychosocial treatmentsLong-term outcomesNew pharmacologic agentsImportant pediatric problemSchool refusal behaviorComprehensive literature searchSignificant methodological limitationsImportant functional outcomesSecondary outcomesFunctional outcomeNewer antidepressantsPharmacologic trialsPharmacological treatmentPharmacologic agentsPharmacological interventionsPsychological interventionsPharmacologic studiesPsychosocial treatmentsMost trialsPediatric problemAnxiety symptoms
2013
N-Acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Pediatric Trichotillomania: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Add-On Trial
Bloch MH, Panza KE, Grant JE, Pittenger C, Leckman JF. N-Acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Pediatric Trichotillomania: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Add-On Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2013, 52: 231-240. PMID: 23452680, PMCID: PMC3745012, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-acetylcysteinePharmacological interventionsPediatric trichotillomaniaBenefit of NACBehavioral therapySecondary outcome measuresTreatment of childrenClinician-rated improvementMassachusetts General HospitalTreat populationPlacebo groupPrimary outcomeNAC groupGeneral HospitalOutcome measuresTreatment respondersSecondary measuresPlaceboTreatment assignmentTrichotillomaniaLinear mixed modelsTrialsSignificant differencesChildrenTherapy
2011
Recent advances in Tourette syndrome
Bloch M, State M, Pittenger C. Recent advances in Tourette syndrome. Current Opinion In Neurology 2011, 24: 119-125. PMID: 21386676, PMCID: PMC4065550, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e328344648c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research