2023
Prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Farhat L, Reid M, Bloch M, Olfson E. Prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 161: 412-418. PMID: 37023597, PMCID: PMC11137851, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcoriation disorderPublic health impactEpidemiological studiesGeneral populationSystematic reviewHealth impactsDifferent prevalence estimatesPooled prevalenceOverall prevalenceInclusion criteriaMale ratioPubMed searchPrevalence estimatesGender distributionDisordersPrevalenceDatabase searchEMBASEReviewPopulationPubMedPsycINFOStudyWomen
2021
Editorial: Money cannot buy happiness – but can it prevent depression? A commentary on Su et al.
Nasir M, Bloch MH. Editorial: Money cannot buy happiness – but can it prevent depression? A commentary on Su et al. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2021, 62: 1047-1049. PMID: 34448198, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsSystematic reviewLow birth weightSmall gestational ageRisk of depressionDevelopmental risk factorsGestational agePostnatal exposurePremature birthParental smokingBirth weightPrenatal depressionMaternal anxietyMaternal stressMaternal educationSocioeconomic statusDepressionParental ageDevelopmental originsPotential exposureAgeReviewExposureOffspringSmoking
2020
Systematic review and meta-analysis: effects of maternal separation on anxiety-like behavior in rodents
Wang D, Levine JLS, Avila-Quintero V, Bloch M, Kaffman A. Systematic review and meta-analysis: effects of maternal separation on anxiety-like behavior in rodents. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 174. PMID: 32483128, PMCID: PMC7264128, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0856-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen field testEarly life stressSystematic reviewEffects of MSEffects of ELSAnxiety-like behaviorDefensive behaviorAnxiogenic effectsMaternal separationRodent modelsRatsEarly adversityMiceAbility of MSLife stressLack of standardizationChildhood maltreatmentRodentsExploratory behaviorEffect sizeInconsistent resultsELS modelImportant differencesReviewMS protocol
2012
Commentaries on ‘Pharmacological treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children with comorbid tic disorders’
Bloch MH, Gorman D, Abi‐Jaoude E. Commentaries on ‘Pharmacological treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children with comorbid tic disorders’. Evidence-Based Child Health A Cochrane Review Journal 2012, 7: 1231-1234. PMID: 25152702, PMCID: PMC4140657, DOI: 10.1002/ebch.1862.Peer-Reviewed Original Research