2023
Prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Farhat L, Reid M, Bloch M, Olfson E. Prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 161: 412-418. PMID: 37023597, PMCID: PMC11137851, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcoriation disorderPublic health impactEpidemiological studiesGeneral populationSystematic reviewHealth impactsDifferent prevalence estimatesPooled prevalenceOverall prevalenceInclusion criteriaMale ratioPubMed searchPrevalence estimatesGender distributionDisordersPrevalenceDatabase searchEMBASEReviewPopulationPubMedPsycINFOStudyWomen
2022
Parental 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