2017
Ketamine 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 models
2013
N-Acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Pediatric Trichotillomania: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Add-On Trial
Bloch MH, Panza KE, Grant JE, Pittenger C, Leckman JF. N-Acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Pediatric Trichotillomania: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Add-On Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2013, 52: 231-240. PMID: 23452680, PMCID: PMC3745012, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-acetylcysteinePharmacological interventionsPediatric trichotillomaniaBenefit of NACBehavioral therapySecondary outcome measuresTreatment of childrenClinician-rated improvementMassachusetts General HospitalTreat populationPlacebo groupPrimary outcomeNAC groupGeneral HospitalOutcome measuresTreatment respondersSecondary measuresPlaceboTreatment assignmentTrichotillomaniaLinear mixed modelsTrialsSignificant differencesChildrenTherapy