2019
Perceived emotion regulation and emotional distress tolerance in patients with hoarding disorder
Worden B, Levy HC, Das A, Katz BW, Stevens M, Tolin DF. Perceived emotion regulation and emotional distress tolerance in patients with hoarding disorder. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2019, 22: 100441. PMID: 32818134, PMCID: PMC7430655, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2019.100441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional distress toleranceEmotion regulationDistress toleranceLow emotional awarenessSelf-report measuresMechanisms of changeEmotional avoidanceEmotional awarenessNegative affectUncertainty intoleranceNonclinical controlsAwareness subscaleGroup CBTNonclinical sampleUncertainty ScaleSignificant varianceGoal behaviorHD symptomsER constructTreatment retentionCBTCurrent studyTotal scoreExcessive savingScale total score
2018
Validation of a Behavioral Measure of Acquiring and Discarding in Hoarding Disorder
Levy HC, Stevens MC, Tolin DF. Validation of a Behavioral Measure of Acquiring and Discarding in Hoarding Disorder. Journal Of Psychopathology And Behavioral Assessment 2018, 41: 135-143. PMID: 31105379, PMCID: PMC6516472, DOI: 10.1007/s10862-018-9701-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyHealthy control participantsBehavioral measuresHD symptomsLonger response timesHoarding DisorderTreatment completersComputer taskEvidence-based assessmentControl participantsConvergent validityCore featuresResponse timeBehavioral assessmentSimulated decisionsMore itemsTreatment-related changesTaskHC groupReaction timeSex-matched healthy control participantsCurrent studySubset of patientsItemsDisorders
2015
Stereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months
Fillmore P, Richards J, Phillips-Meek M, Cryer A, Stevens M. Stereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months. Developmental Neuroscience 2015, 37: 515-532. PMID: 26440296, PMCID: PMC4644510, DOI: 10.1159/000438749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAdult brainBrain structuresInfant brainAge-appropriate templatesFirst yearIndividual brain regionsSubcortical areasCortical areasBrain areasInfant ageResonance imagingBrain regionsInfant developmentInfantsMRI templateBrainStereotaxic atlasStereotaxic atlasesAgeInfant participantsBrain atlasesCurrent studyIndividualsParticipants
2011
Pharmacotherapy impacts functional connectivity among affective circuits during response inhibition in pediatric mania
Pavuluri MN, Ellis JA, Wegbreit E, Passarotti AM, Stevens MC. Pharmacotherapy impacts functional connectivity among affective circuits during response inhibition in pediatric mania. Behavioural Brain Research 2011, 226: 493-503. PMID: 22004983, PMCID: PMC3253527, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric bipolar disorderAffective circuitsFunctional connectivityResponse inhibitionFMRI taskEmotional influencesAmygdala activityBehavioral inhibitionTask performanceTrait deficitAmygdala connectivityNeural operationsPediatric maniaNormative comparisonsSubgenual ACCFMRI trialAnti-epileptic medicationsMotor responseGreater engagementDifferential influenceStop signalBehavioral differencesCurrent studyDivalproex groupRisperidone group