2024
Pre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls
Díaz D, Tseng W, Michalska K. Pre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 1. PMID: 38167015, PMCID: PMC10759434, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05403-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState anxietyTrait anxietyHappy facesEmotion processingLatina girlsImplicit emotion processingNon-anxious youthHigh trait anxietyFearful facial affectFearful facesEmotional valenceFacial affectNeural correlatesIndividual differencesBrain activationBrain responsesNeural activationReduced engagementCommunity sampleAnxietyInteractive effectsHigh levelsGirlsMethodsThe present studySystematic differences
2023
Can peripheral psychophysiological markers predict response to exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy in youth with severely impairing irritability? A study protocol
Grasser L, Erjo T, Goodwin M, Naim R, German R, White J, Cullins L, Tseng W, Stoddard J, Brotman M. Can peripheral psychophysiological markers predict response to exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy in youth with severely impairing irritability? A study protocol. BMC Psychiatry 2023, 23: 926. PMID: 38082431, PMCID: PMC10712194, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05421-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-based cognitive-behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyPhysiological arousalBehavioral therapyAffective Reactivity IndexMultiple baseline trialClinical Global Impression ScaleAnger-inducing stimuliPeripheral physiological indicatorsIndividual differencesPsychophysiological markersPerson changesExposure sessionsMultilevel modelingPsychophysiological indicatorsHR/HRVInitial evidenceMental healthReasons youthReactivity indexYouthAppropriate Institutional Review BoardTreatment mechanismsGlobal Impression ScaleCourse of treatmentNetwork analysis of ecological momentary assessment identifies frustration as a central node in irritability
Tseng W, Naim R, Chue A, Shaughnessy S, Meigs J, Pine D, Leibenluft E, Kircanski K, Brotman M. Network analysis of ecological momentary assessment identifies frustration as a central node in irritability. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2023, 64: 1212-1221. PMID: 36977629, PMCID: PMC10615387, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13794.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Persistent Frustration-Induced Reconfigurations of Brain Networks Predict Individual Differences in Irritability
Linke J, Haller S, Xu E, Nguyen L, Chue A, Botz-Zapp C, Revzina O, Perlstein S, Ross A, Tseng W, Shaw P, Brotman M, Pine D, Gotts S, Leibenluft E, Kircanski K. Persistent Frustration-Induced Reconfigurations of Brain Networks Predict Individual Differences in Irritability. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 684-695. PMID: 36563874, PMCID: PMC11224120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state scansPathophysiology of irritabilitySelf-reported irritabilityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingParent-reported irritabilitySpecific intervention targetsRisk factorsMotor functionPsychiatric consultationCircuit reorganizationCommon reasonAffective disordersBrain network configurationIrritability symptomsResonance imagingBrain regionsIrritabilityCentral mechanismsAberrant responsesPilot studyIntervention targetsRecovery periodPediatric irritabilityBrain networksAtypical development in white matter microstructures in ADHD: A longitudinal diffusion imaging study
Chiang H, Tseng W, Tseng W, Tung Y, Hsu Y, Chen C, Gau S. Atypical development in white matter microstructures in ADHD: A longitudinal diffusion imaging study. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 79: 103358. PMID: 36481569, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderInferior fronto-occipital fasciculusGeneralized fractional anisotropyAttention performanceWhite matter microstructureDevelopmental trajectoriesComputerized continuous performance testAtypical developmental trajectoriesContinuous Performance TestDiffusion spectrum imagingFrontal aslant tractWhite matter tractsInattention symptomsAtypical developmentADHD symptomsHyperactivity disorderSuperior longitudinal fasciculusPrefrontal cortexFrontostriatal tractsImaging studiesArcuate fasciculusDevelopmental changesFronto-occipital fasciculusNeuroplastic processesDiagnosis interactionSystematic Review and Meta-analysis: Task-based fMRI Studies in Youths With Irritability
Lee KS, Hagan CN, Hughes M, Cotter G, Freud E, Kircanski K, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA, Tseng WL. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Task-based fMRI Studies in Youths With Irritability. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 208-229. PMID: 35944754, PMCID: PMC9892288, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrainChildFunctional NeuroimagingHumansIrritable MoodMagnetic Resonance ImagingConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFMRI studyNeurocognitive functionNeural convergenceActivation likelihood estimationLow frustration toleranceIrritability measuresFrequent temper tantrumsSample characteristicsCognitive controlFMRI taskEmotional reactivityStimulus typeFMRI resultsChildhood irritabilityFrustration toleranceNeural mechanismsFunctional neuroimagingTransdiagnostic symptomsTask domainTemper tantrumsFMRI methodsNeuroscience databasesNull findingsCoordinate-based data
2021
Perinatal and birth correlates of childhood irritability in Taiwan's national epidemiological study
Lee KS, Xiao J, Liew Z, Gau SS, Tseng WL. Perinatal and birth correlates of childhood irritability in Taiwan's national epidemiological study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 299: 273-280. PMID: 34906640, PMCID: PMC8767526, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational epidemiological studyBirth characteristicsEpidemiological studiesChildhood irritabilityEarly life exposureAdverse mental healthBirth correlatesPerinatal perspectiveVaginal bleedingMaternal smokingAffective Reactivity IndexPerinatal risksBirth factorsLife exposureProspective assessmentIrritabilityTemper outburstsRecall biasLife outcomesPerinatalMental healthEarly etiologyChild irritabilityRetrospective assessmentEnvironmental exposuresNeural correlates of extinguished threat recall underlying the commonality between pediatric anxiety and irritability
Tseng WL, Abend R, Gold AL, Brotman MA. Neural correlates of extinguished threat recall underlying the commonality between pediatric anxiety and irritability. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 295: 920-929. PMID: 34706463, PMCID: PMC8554134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh negative affectivityNegative affectivityThreat appraisalPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersThreat-safety discriminationWhole-brain activationLinear mixed effects analysisNegative affectivity factorExtinction recallThreat conditioningThreat contingenciesElevated irritabilityNeural correlatesTransdiagnostic sampleGreater prefrontalOccipital activationUnique varianceExplicit recallThreat responsesFMRI paradigmNeural mechanismsTask conditionsAmygdala connectivityMixed effects analysisFunctional connectivity during frustration: a preliminary study of predictive modeling of irritability in youth
Scheinost D, Dadashkarimi J, Finn ES, Wambach CG, MacGillivray C, Roule AL, Niendam TA, Pine DS, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Tseng WL. Functional connectivity during frustration: a preliminary study of predictive modeling of irritability in youth. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 46: 1300-1306. PMID: 33479511, PMCID: PMC8134471, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00954-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCognitive flexibility taskDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderAffective Reactivity IndexLevels of irritabilityPreliminary fMRI studyCognitive flexibilityFlexibility taskIndividual differencesTransdiagnostic sampleFrontal networkFMRI studyHyperactivity disorderTask difficultyNeural mechanismsParent reportAnxiety symptomsSalience networkAnxiety disordersFrustrative nonrewardDimensional measuresPreliminary evidenceReactivity indexChild psychiatry
2020
Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study
Lin YJ, Tseng WL, Gau SS. Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 281: 485-492. PMID: 33383391, PMCID: PMC8142276, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderOppositional defiant disorderSocial adjustment difficultiesAdjustment difficultiesPsychiatric comorbiditySocial Adjustment InventoryKiddie epidemiologic versionParent-child interactionsChildhood mental disordersAdjustment InventoryDefiant disorderEpidemiologic VersionParental educational levelAcademic performanceMore difficultyDSM-5More problemsHigh psychiatric comorbiditySchool functionTaiwanese childrenMental disordersNational epidemiological studyChildrenAffective disordersSevere impairmentEditorial: A Transdiagnostic Symptom Requires a Transdiagnostic Approach: Neural Mechanisms of Pediatric Irritability
Tseng WL. Editorial: A Transdiagnostic Symptom Requires a Transdiagnostic Approach: Neural Mechanisms of Pediatric Irritability. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 59: 1327-1329. PMID: 32966839, PMCID: PMC8143431, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderOppositional defiant disorderLong-term impairmentDSM-5 categoriesPediatric disordersHigh suicidalityAnxiety disordersHyperactivity disorderDisordersIrritabilityDefiant disorderHallmark featurePediatric irritabilityTransdiagnostic symptomsNeural mechanismsTransdiagnostic approachAutism spectrum disorderChild psychiatrySpectrum disorderA preliminary study on functional activation and connectivity during frustration in youths with bipolar disorder
Ross AJ, Roule AL, Deveney CM, Towbin KE, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Tseng W. A preliminary study on functional activation and connectivity during frustration in youths with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2020, 23: 263-273. PMID: 32790927, PMCID: PMC8074834, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmygdalaBipolar DisorderFrustrationHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrefrontal CortexConceptsInferior frontal gyrusFeedback processingBD youthNeural responsesReward-relevant stimuliFunctional activationSelf-reported frustrationSelf-reported affectAtypical activation patternsGoal-directed behaviorPrefrontal cortex connectivityBipolar disorderBipolar disorder youthAttentional abilitiesAttention taskImpaired attentionFMRI paradigmTask performanceFrontal gyrusAttention networkGreater recruitmentCortex connectivityGreater unhappinessIrritability symptomsInterest activationDevelopmental Course and Risk Factors of Physical Aggression in Late Adolescence
Henriksen M, Skrove M, Hoftun GB, Sund ER, Lydersen S, Tseng WL, Sukhodolsky DG. Developmental Course and Risk Factors of Physical Aggression in Late Adolescence. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2020, 52: 628-639. PMID: 32852728, PMCID: PMC8238740, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-01049-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsMale genderAggressive behaviorLate adolescenceHeavy drinkingEarly adolescenceStudy sampleLongitudinal studyPhysical aggressionAdolescencePhysical aggressive behaviorAdolescentsNorwegian adolescentsPhysical fightsAttention problemsYoung adolescentsDrinkingDevelopmental courseGenderSmokingFactorsStudyExecutive functions in youths with autism spectrum disorder and their unaffected siblings
Seng GJ, Tseng WL, Chiu YN, Tsai WC, Wu YY, Gau SS. Executive functions in youths with autism spectrum disorder and their unaffected siblings. Psychological Medicine 2020, 51: 2571-2580. PMID: 32349803, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720001075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpatial working memoryExecutive function tasksExecutive functionASD youthWorking memoryFunction tasksCognitive endophenotypesSpatial spanExecutive dysfunctionSpectrum disorderUnaffected siblingsCambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated BatteryAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderPotential cognitive endophenotypesExtra-dimensional shiftPlanning/problemVisuospatial working memoryBackward digit recallMain cognitive theoriesStockings of CambridgeDigit span testEvidence of deficitsCognitive theoryDigit recall
2019
Psychiatric comorbid patterns in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Treatment effect and subtypes
Tsai FJ, Tseng WL, Yang LK, Gau SS. Psychiatric comorbid patterns in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Treatment effect and subtypes. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0211873. PMID: 30730956, PMCID: PMC6366698, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderDrug-naïve adultsChildhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderPsychiatric comorbidityMedication treatmentHigh riskTreatment durationHyperactivity disorderSemi-structured psychiatric interviewCurrent medication treatmentHealthy adult controlsEffects of medicationLonger treatment durationShorter treatment durationAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderADHD inattentive subtypeMore comorbiditiesMedical recordsHealthy controlsMood disordersSleep disordersComorbiditiesPsychiatric interviewLower riskADHD subtypes
2018
Brain Mechanisms of Attention Orienting Following Frustration: Associations With Irritability and Age in Youths
Tseng WL, Deveney CM, Stoddard J, Kircanski K, Frackman AE, Yi JY, Hsu D, Moroney E, Machlin L, Donahue L, Roule A, Perhamus G, Reynolds RC, Roberson-Nay R, Hettema JM, Towbin KE, Stringaris A, Pine DS, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E. Brain Mechanisms of Attention Orienting Following Frustration: Associations With Irritability and Age in Youths. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 176: 67-76. PMID: 30336704, PMCID: PMC6408218, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18040491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of irritabilityWhole-brain activation analysesRegulation of emotionAffective Reactivity IndexInferior frontal gyrusFunctional MRI paradigmDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexAttention orientingNeural correlatesTransdiagnostic sampleBrain mechanismsFMRI paradigmChildhood irritabilityFrontal gyrusNeural activationChild reportsMotor executionPrefrontal cortexHigh irritabilityCingulate cortexNeural systemsYounger youthNeural activityOlder youthA Latent Variable Approach to Differentiating Neural Mechanisms of Irritability and Anxiety in Youth
Kircanski K, White LK, Tseng WL, Wiggins JL, Frank HR, Sequeira S, Zhang S, Abend R, Towbin KE, Stringaris A, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. A Latent Variable Approach to Differentiating Neural Mechanisms of Irritability and Anxiety in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry 2018, 75: 631-639. PMID: 29625429, PMCID: PMC6137523, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmygdalaAnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainCase-Control StudiesCaudate NucleusCerebral CortexChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansIrritable MoodLatent Class AnalysisMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMood DisordersNeural PathwaysParietal LobePrefrontal CortexConceptsParent-reported irritabilityNeural mechanismsAnxiety symptomsLatent variable approachPediatric irritabilityNeural correlatesAmygdala connectivityShared varianceCross-sectional functional magnetic resonance imaging studyNeural activityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyDot-probe taskAffective Reactivity IndexVentrolateral prefrontal cortexCommon neural mechanismsAmygdala functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceLevels of irritabilityWhole-brain analysisInferior parietal lobuleData-driven phenotypingMultiple diagnostic categoriesCo-occurring symptomsMagnetic resonance imaging studyNeutral faces
2017
Gender and Age Differences in Sleep Problems in Children: Person-Oriented Approach With Multigroup Analysis
Chen YL, Tseng WL, Yang LK, Gau SS. Gender and Age Differences in Sleep Problems in Children: Person-Oriented Approach With Multigroup Analysis. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2017, 17: 302-313. PMID: 28753086, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2017.1357117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerson-oriented approachSleep problemsAge groupsPrevalence ratesMultigroup analysisSleep-related breathing problemsVaried prevalence ratesAge-specific interventionsSleep Habits QuestionnaireHigh sleep problemsDifferent prevalence ratesAssociated FactorsParent reportAge differencesBreathing problemsHabits QuestionnaireEpidemiological sampleLatent class modelingSubtypesChildrenFuture studiesGenderGroupClass modelingParasomniasRelational‐Interdependent Self‐Construal and Gender Predicting Blood Pressure Reactivity and Recovery From Stress in Early Adolescence
Kawabata Y, Tseng W, Murray‐Close D. Relational‐Interdependent Self‐Construal and Gender Predicting Blood Pressure Reactivity and Recovery From Stress in Early Adolescence. Journal Of Research On Adolescence 2017, 27: 782-796. PMID: 29152862, DOI: 10.1111/jora.12314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure reactivityPressure reactivityGreater diastolic blood pressure reactivityDiastolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressure reactivityGreater systolic blood pressure reactivitySystolic blood pressure reactivityLaboratory stress protocolBlood pressureImpaired recoveryStress protocolPeer stressorsTrend levelEarly adolescenceAssociationStressorsRecoveryTest-retest reliability and validity of a frustration paradigm and irritability measures
Tseng WL, Moroney E, Machlin L, Roberson-Nay R, Hettema JM, Carney D, Stoddard J, Towbin KA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. Test-retest reliability and validity of a frustration paradigm and irritability measures. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2017, 212: 38-45. PMID: 28135689, PMCID: PMC8049456, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest reliabilityParent-reported irritabilityIrritability measuresGood test-retest reliabilityNegative affectIrritability ScaleValidity of assessmentsBehavioral paradigmsChild irritabilityTreatment researchGeneral population sampleConvergent validityExcellent test-retest reliabilityModest supportConstruct validityTaskParticipantsIrritabilityParadigmIntraclass correlation