2003
Development of the Yale Children’s Global Stress Index (YCGSI) and Its Application in Children and Adolescents With Tourette’s Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
FINDLEY DB, LECKMAN JF, KATSOVICH L, LIN H, ZHANG H, GRANTZ H, OTKA J, LOMBROSO PJ, KING RA. Development of the Yale Children’s Global Stress Index (YCGSI) and Its Application in Children and Adolescents With Tourette’s Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2003, 42: 450-457. PMID: 12649632, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000046816.95464.ef.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette syndromeDaily Life Stressors ScalePsychosocial stressAge-matched control subjectsClinician ratingsClinical rating instrumentGlobal clinician ratingsTime pointsGlobal Stress IndexCross-sectional ratingsEarly-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderPsychometric propertiesControl subjectsClinical severityObsessive-compulsive symptom severityStudy of childrenAcceptable psychometric propertiesStress indexSymptom severitySyndromePossible differential contributionInterrater reliabilityStressor ScaleDisorders
2002
Toward validation of atypical depression in the community: results of the Zurich cohort study
Angst J, Gamma A, Sellaro R, Zhang H, Merikangas K. Toward validation of atypical depression in the community: results of the Zurich cohort study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2002, 72: 125-138. PMID: 12200203, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0327(02)00169-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZurich cohort studyAtypical depressionCohort studyAtypical subtypeAtypical major depressive episodeCommunity-based longitudinal cohort studyDSM-IV atypical depressionAtypical depressive subtypesSignificant female preponderanceSex differencesAtypical depressive symptomsPopulation-based cohortMajor depressive episodeLongitudinal cohort studyHigh population prevalenceMood reactivitySymptom Checklist-90Marked sex differenceFemale preponderanceTreatment patternsAtypical syndromesClinical correlatesDepressive episodeDepressive subtypesClinical severity