2023
Functional connectivity during tic suppression predicts reductions in vocal tics following behavior therapy in children with Tourette syndrome
Morand-Beaulieu S, Crowley M, Grantz H, Leckman J, Sukhodolsky D. Functional connectivity during tic suppression predicts reductions in vocal tics following behavior therapy in children with Tourette syndrome. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 7857-7864. PMID: 37485677, PMCID: PMC10755221, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723001940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary tic suppressionTic suppressionVocal tic severityFunctional connectivityTic severityTourette syndromeRight superior frontal gyrusFirst-line treatmentBehavior therapyComprehensive Behavioral InterventionSuperior frontal gyrusRight angular gyrusVocal ticsFunctional brain networksBehavioral interventionsUsual control conditionFrontal gyrusBaselineAngular gyrusSeverityBrain networksSyndromeChildrenTherapyGyrus
2013
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Meta-analysis
Sukhodolsky DG, Bloch MH, Panza KE, Reichow B. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2013, 132: e1341-e1350. PMID: 24167175, PMCID: PMC3813396, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAutism spectrum disorderCo-occurring anxiety symptomsControl conditionSelf-reported anxietyAttention control conditionSample of childrenUsual control conditionFunctioning autismParent ratingsASD diagnosisBehavioral therapySpectrum disorderWaitlist controlAnxiety symptomsOverall effect sizeAnxietyClinician ratingsEffect sizeTreatment controlAdolescentsChildrenRatingsAutismTreatment changes