2022
Prevalence and gender distribution of trichotillomania: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Thomson HA, Farhat LC, Olfson E, Levine JLS, Bloch MH. Prevalence and gender distribution of trichotillomania: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 153: 73-81. PMID: 35802953, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoticeable hair lossHair-pulling behaviorOdds ratioHair lossPrevalence estimatesSystematic reviewGender distributionSignificant public health impactMental Disorders criteriaPublic health impactMale odds ratioFemale preponderanceEpidemiological studiesPrevalence dataUnderstudied conditionDisorder criteriaStatistical ManualTrichotillomaniaEpidemiological samplePrevalenceHealth impactsConsiderable heterogeneityDatabase searchAdditional researchFemalesParental age and the risk of bipolar disorder in the offspring: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Polga N, de Barros P, Farhat LC, de Almeida K, Bloch MH, Lafer B. Parental age and the risk of bipolar disorder in the offspring: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2022, 145: 568-577. PMID: 35188977, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of BDBipolar disorderMaternal ageOdds ratioParental ageReference categoryOlder maternal age groupsAge groupsPaternal age groupsMaternal age groupsWeb of ScienceObservational studySystematic reviewAgeFurther studiesRiskDisordersOffspringAssociationEffect size indexEMBASEGroupSize indexPubMedStudy
2015
Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes After Antipsychotic Medication Exposure in Pregnancy
Coughlin CG, Blackwell KA, Bartley C, Hay M, Yonkers KA, Bloch MH. Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes After Antipsychotic Medication Exposure in Pregnancy. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 125: 1224-1235. PMID: 25932852, PMCID: PMC4418034, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesGestational-age birthsAntipsychotic exposureNeonatal outcomesCohort studyBirth outcomesAntipsychotic medicationMajor malformationsBirth weightOdds ratioAntipsychotic medication exposureNeonatal birth weightPooled odds ratioPotential risk factorsUnexposed pregnanciesMedication exposurePreterm deliveryGestational ageAntipsychotic treatmentElective terminationPossible confoundersReproductive ageRisk factorsSpontaneous abortionSTUDY SELECTION
2014
Meta-analysis: hoarding symptoms associated with poor treatment outcome in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Bloch MH, Bartley CA, Zipperer L, Jakubovski E, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Pittenger C, Leckman JF. Meta-analysis: hoarding symptoms associated with poor treatment outcome in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 19: 1025-1030. PMID: 24912494, PMCID: PMC4169729, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseOCD patientsOdds ratioFurther treatment researchCase-control studyPoor treatment outcomesDifferential treatment responseSymptoms of OCDPrimary outcomeTreatment modalitiesEligible studiesTreatment outcomesPatientsElectronic searchSymptomsTotal participantsBehavioral therapyOCD treatmentDisordersSymptom dimensionsTreatment researchDSM-5Hoarding symptomsTreatment
2012
Relationship of Dropout and Psychopathology in a High School Sample in Mexico
Chalita PJ, Palacios L, Cortes JF, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Panza KE, Bloch MH. Relationship of Dropout and Psychopathology in a High School Sample in Mexico. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2012, 3: 20. PMID: 22419912, PMCID: PMC3300101, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported psychopathologyOdds ratioPsychiatric disordersPublic health interventionsChildhood psychiatric disordersChild psychiatric disordersSelf-reported psychiatric symptomsTic disordersPsychiatric symptomsHigh school educationBinomial logistic regressionHealth interventionsLogistic regression