2009
The familial aggregation of cannabis use disorders
Merikangas KR, Li JJ, Stipelman B, Yu K, Fucito L, Swendsen J, Zhang H. The familial aggregation of cannabis use disorders. Addiction 2009, 104: 622-629. PMID: 19335660, PMCID: PMC2794246, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02468.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpouses of probandsFirst-degree relativesCannabis use disorderLife-time historyUse disordersAnxiety disordersAlcohol abuse/dependenceFamilial aggregationAbuse/dependenceFirst-degree adult relativesComorbid moodElevated riskFamily-based approachPsychiatric clinicAffective disordersAlcohol dependencePsychiatric conditionsFamily study methodDrug abuseFamilial factorsDisordersAdult relativesCannabisFamilial transmissionGenetic factors
2003
Longitudinal Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety in a Prospective Community Study: The Zurich Cohort Study
Merikangas KR, Zhang H, Avenevoli S, Acharyya S, Neuenschwander M, Angst J. Longitudinal Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety in a Prospective Community Study: The Zurich Cohort Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 993-1000. PMID: 14557144, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.9.993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid anxietyDiagnostic thresholdZurich cohort studyLong-term followCommunity-based cohortMajor mental disordersProspective community studyCommunity-based sampleCohort studyProspective studyComorbid statesAffective disordersMental disordersDiagnostic InterviewMid adulthoodCanton of ZurichCommunity studyAnxiety statesSubthreshold levelsAssessment pointsDepressionDisordersLongitudinal trajectoriesTreatment researchAnxietyRecurrence of bipolar disorders and major depression
Angst J, Gamma A, Sellaro R, Lavori PW, Zhang H. Recurrence of bipolar disorders and major depression. European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 2003, 253: 236-240. PMID: 14504992, DOI: 10.1007/s00406-003-0437-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence riskBipolar disorderDepressive disorderMajor depressionLifelong prophylactic treatmentRisk of recurrenceState of remissionMajor depressive disorderHigh recurrence riskLong-term trialsProphylactic treatmentDepressive patientsNew episodesBipolar IIRecurrenceSevere typeBP-IIDisordersSignificant gender differencesDepressionRiskGender differencesConstant riskHospitalisationRemissionDevelopment 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
1998
Familial Transmission of Substance Use Disorders
Merikangas KR, Stolar M, Stevens DE, Goulet J, Preisig MA, Fenton B, Zhang H, O'Malley SS, Rounsaville BJ. Familial Transmission of Substance Use Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 1998, 55: 973-979. PMID: 9819065, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.55.11.973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersAdult first-degree relativesFirst-degree relativesDrug disordersRisk factorsUse disordersPredominant drugFamilial aggregationPotent risk factorRelatives of probandsAntisocial personality disorderFamily history interviewSubstance disordersFamily historyControl probandsDiagnostic InterviewOpioidsPersonality disorderDisordersFamilial transmissionGenetic factorsProbandsCocaineDrugsCannabis
1997
Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Leckman JF, Grice DE, Boardman J, Zhang H, Vitale A, Bondi C, Alsobrook J, Peterson BS, Cohen DJ, Rasmussen SA, Goodman WK, McDougle CJ, Pauls DL. Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1997, 154: 911-917. PMID: 9210740, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.7.911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMultiple psychological domainsYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Symptom ChecklistTypes of obsessionsCompulsive Scale Symptom ChecklistSocial relatednessPsychological domainSymptom dimensionsPrincipal component factor analysisCorrelational relationshipsSymptom ChecklistDiverse motor behaviorsMotor behaviorFactor analysisExploratory analysisVarimax rotationTreatment response studiesObsessionDisordersIndependent groupsEmotionsCognitionPerceptionSymptomsCompulsion