2022
Comparative efficacy, tolerability, and acceptability of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with Tourette's syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Farhat L, Behling E, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Levine J, Macul Ferreira de Barros P, Wang Z, Bloch M. Comparative efficacy, tolerability, and acceptability of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with Tourette's syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2022, 7: 112-126. PMID: 36528030, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(22)00316-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-generation antipsychotic drugsMedication categoriesAntipsychotic drugsModerate certaintyIndividual medicationsTourette syndromePharmacological interventionsLow certaintyWHO International Clinical Trials Registry PlatformInternational Clinical Trials Registry PlatformSystematic reviewClinical Trials Registry PlatformChoice of medicationCochrane Central RegisterNetwork meta-analysis frameworkTrials Registry PlatformRandom-effects networkTerms of tolerabilityCertainty of evidenceClinical practice guidelinesComorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorderStandardised mean differenceTreatment of childrenAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderWeb of Science
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 modelsMultimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Johnston JAY, Wang F, Liu J, Blond BN, Wallace A, Liu J, Spencer L, Cox Lippard ET, Purves KL, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Hermes E, Pittman B, Zhang S, King R, Martin A, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Multimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 174: 667-675. PMID: 28135845, PMCID: PMC5939580, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15050652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBipolar disorderWhite matter integrityFunctional connectivityMatter volumeSuicide attemptsAttempt lethalityPrefrontal connectivitySuicidal ideationYoung adult suicide attemptersAmygdala-prefrontal functional connectivityYoung adultsAmygdala functional connectivitySuicide-related symptomsAdult suicide attemptersPrior suicide attemptsRegional gray matter volumeFrontolimbic structuresNonattempter groupFrontolimbic systemsHigh riskSignificant negative correlationFunctional MROrbitofrontal cortexSuicidal behavior
2014
Randomized Sham Controlled Double-blind Trial of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adults With Severe Tourette Syndrome
Landeros-Weisenberger A, Mantovani A, Motlagh MG, de Alvarenga PG, Katsovich L, Leckman JF, Lisanby SH. Randomized Sham Controlled Double-blind Trial of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adults With Severe Tourette Syndrome. Brain Stimulation 2014, 8: 574-581. PMID: 25912296, PMCID: PMC4454615, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2014.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationSham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationSupplementary motor areaLow-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationFrequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationActive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationSevere Tourette syndromeTranscranial magnetic stimulationTourette syndromeTic severityMagnetic stimulationDouble-blind sham-controlled trialEfficacy of rTMSOpen-label active treatmentYGTSS total tic scoreAlternative stimulation protocolsDouble-blind trialOpen-label studySham-controlled trialTotal tic scoreActive rTMS treatmentRandomized ShamRTMS treatmentActive treatmentMotor threshold
2010
Predictors of early adulthood quality of life in children with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Palermo SD, Bloch MH, Craiglow B, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Dombrowski PA, Panza K, Smith ME, Peterson BS, Leckman JF. Predictors of early adulthood quality of life in children with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2010, 46: 291-297. PMID: 20191262, PMCID: PMC3645906, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0194-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderEarly adulthoodOCD symptomsImpaired Functioning ToolMethodsA longitudinal cohort studyLongitudinal cohort studyResultsForty-two percentSeverity of OCDAverage followClinical predictorsCohort studyPoor QoLResidual impairmentMild impairmentQoLSymptomsObjectivesThe goalAnxiety symptomsAdulthoodChildrenQoL.ChildhoodHoarding symptomsImpairmentDisorders
2009
Predictors of Early Adult Outcomes in Pediatric-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bloch MH, Craiglow BG, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Dombrowski PA, Panza KE, Peterson BS, Leckman JF. Predictors of Early Adult Outcomes in Pediatric-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Pediatrics 2009, 124: 1085-1093. PMID: 19786445, PMCID: PMC3974608, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAge of OnsetChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMaleMonitoring, PhysiologicMultivariate AnalysisObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionTic DisordersTime FactorsTourette SyndromeYoung AdultConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptomsBaseline clinical characteristicsPediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderPersistent obsessive-compulsive disorderEarly adult outcomesLong-term outcomesMain outcome measuresLongitudinal cohort studyPercent of subjectsComorbid tic disordersOC symptomsHoarding symptomsAdult outcomesExperience remissionClinical characteristicsClinical predictorsCohort studyOppositional defiant disorderTic symptomsComorbid ticsEligible childrenTic disordersFemale genderOutcome measures