2018
Systematic review and meta‐analysis: Dose–response curve of SSRIs and SNRIs in anxiety disorders
Jakubovski E, Johnson JA, Nasir M, Müller‐Vahl K, Bloch MH. Systematic review and meta‐analysis: Dose–response curve of SSRIs and SNRIs in anxiety disorders. Depression And Anxiety 2018, 36: 198-212. PMID: 30479005, DOI: 10.1002/da.22854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsGreater treatment benefitHigh dosesTreatment responseAnxiety disordersReuptake inhibitorsSymptom improvementTreatment benefitPharmacological agentsRandomized placebo-controlled clinical trialSSRIs/serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo-controlled clinical trialIndividual pharmacological agentsCochrane Central RegisterNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsOverall symptom improvementGreater symptom improvementDose-response curveLinear mixed model analysisCentral RegisterMedication classesAdult patientsControlled Trials
2017
Meta-analysis: Risk of dry mouth with second generation antidepressants
Cappetta K, Beyer C, Johnson JA, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis: Risk of dry mouth with second generation antidepressants. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2017, 84: 282-293. PMID: 29274375, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDry mouthSecond-generation antidepressantsGreater riskAntidepressant agentsGeneration antidepressantsPlacebo-controlled trialPooled risk ratioStratified subgroup analysisReceptor affinity profileSNRI classMedication classesAntidepressant medicationAtypical antidepressantsRisk ratioSubgroup analysisDepressive disorderSTUDY SELECTIONPubMed searchDATA SOURCESSNRIsDiagnostic indicationsSSRIsAntidepressantsAnxiety diagnosesAnxiety disordersKetamine for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial
Taylor JH, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Coughlin C, Mulqueen J, Johnson JA, Gabriel D, Reed MO, Jakubovski E, Bloch MH. Ketamine for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 325-333. PMID: 28849779, PMCID: PMC5729569, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiebowitz Social Anxiety ScaleSocial anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersSocial Anxiety ScaleSelf-reported anxietySocial phobia symptomsRatings of anxietyPotent N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonistPhobia symptomsAnxiety symptomsAnxiety ScaleImpact of ketamineInitial evidenceAnxietyTreatment respondersVAS anxietyPlacebo-controlled crossover trialRatingsDisordersLinear mixed modelsPrior studiesConcept trialInadequate symptom reliefRandom orderMixed modelsThe efficacy of benzodiazepines as acute anxiolytics in children: A meta‐analysis
Kuang H, Johnson JA, Mulqueen JM, Bloch MH. The efficacy of benzodiazepines as acute anxiolytics in children: A meta‐analysis. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 34: 888-896. PMID: 28504861, PMCID: PMC5629100, DOI: 10.1002/da.22643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficacy of benzodiazepinesPediatric patientsAnxiety disordersTolerability of benzodiazepinesRoom proceduresCurrent practice guidelinesStandardized mean differenceFunnel plot asymmetryOperating room proceduresProcedural settingsPediatric anxiety disordersTolerability analysisAcute managementBenzodiazepine treatmentStratified subgroupsPractice guidelinesControl groupAcute anxiolyticPublication biasAnxiolyticsBenzodiazepinesMean differencePatientsSpecific agentsAnxiety levels