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
2013
Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder
Kichuk SA, Torres AR, Fontenelle LF, Rosário MC, Shavitt RG, Miguel EC, Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2013, 44: 233-239. PMID: 23410525, PMCID: PMC3654083, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge of onsetClinical courseObsessive-compulsive disorderPrimary symptom dimensionsSymptom dimensionsPrimary OCD symptomsChi-square testEarly ageOCD symptom dimensionsYale-Brown ObsessiveAdult patientsComorbid ticsSignificant symptomsLarge cohortDifferent OCD symptom dimensionsHeterogeneous symptomsSymptomsCompulsive ScaleDimensional Yale-Brown ObsessiveAgeSignificant differencesOCD symptomsOnsetInconsistent results