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
Deficits in hippocampal-dependent memory across different rodent models of early life stress: systematic review and meta-analysis
Rocha M, Wang D, Avila-Quintero V, Bloch MH, Kaffman A. Deficits in hippocampal-dependent memory across different rodent models of early life stress: systematic review and meta-analysis. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 231. PMID: 33879774, PMCID: PMC8058062, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01352-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly life stressNovel object recognitionMorris water mazeDifferent rodent modelsContextual fear conditioningMaternal separationHippocampal-dependent memoryVentral hippocampusDorsal hippocampusRodent modelsLife stressAbnormal hippocampal developmentStandardized mean differenceSimilar cognitive deficitsWeb of ScienceModerate effect sizeCFC taskFunctional deficitsFear conditioningInclusion criteriaPreclinical studiesReduced freezingHippocampal developmentLimited beddingWater maze
2012
Meta-analysis of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation of Formula and Infant Cognition
Qawasmi A, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman JF, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation of Formula and Infant Cognition. Pediatrics 2012, 129: 1141-1149. PMID: 22641753, PMCID: PMC3362904, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCPUFA supplementationClinical trialsInfant formulaLong-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid SupplementationBayley ScalesPolyunsaturated Fatty Acid SupplementationTrial methodologic qualityInfants fed formulaWeighted mean differenceSecondary subgroup analysisFatty acid supplementationMeasures of neurodevelopmentInfant Development scoresFed formulaPrimary outcomeSubgroup analysisUnsupplemented formulaMethodologic qualityInclusion criteriaPrematurity statusAcid supplementationSupplementation efficacySecondary analysisPublication biasMean differenceSystematic Review of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Gray SM, Bloch MH. Systematic Review of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Current Psychiatry Reports 2012, 14: 220-228. PMID: 22477442, PMCID: PMC3625952, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-012-0272-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsStratified subgroup analysisTNF-α levelsObsessive-compulsive disorderProinflammatory cytokinesComorbid depressionMedication useIL-6Subgroup analysisCerebrospinal fluid cytokine levelsElevated TNF-α levelsPlasma IL-6 levelsLower plasma IL-6 levelsIL-1β levelsTumor necrosis factorCytokine levelsEffect of ageSerum levelsPsychotropic medicationsPlasma levelsNecrosis factorInclusion criteriaImmune functionPotential confoundingSystematic review