Featured Publications
Annual Research Review: Defining and treating pediatric treatment‐resistant depression
Dwyer JB, Stringaris A, Brent DA, Bloch MH. Annual Research Review: Defining and treating pediatric treatment‐resistant depression. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2020, 61: 312-332. PMID: 32020643, PMCID: PMC8314167, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionMajor depressive disorderAdolescent treatment-resistant depressionRisk factorsAdolescent major depressive disorderPsychotherapy treatment trialSecond-line treatmentSignificant risk factorsPediatric clinical trialsSecond leading causeSignificant health problemEvidence-based psychotherapiesCent of adolescentsMedication switchAdequate medicationSubstantial morbiditySymptom improvementInterventional treatmentMedication augmentationTreatment trialsCare treatmentClinical trialsDepressive disorderDiagnostic difficultiesLeading cause
2015
Tic disorders
Leckman J, Bloch M. Tic disorders. 2015, 757-773. DOI: 10.1002/9781118381953.ch56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological processesCognitive-behavioral treatmentTourette syndromeEmotional processingCourse of developmentNeural mechanismsInhibitory controlBehavioral treatmentFirst-line interventionPathogenesis of TSEnvironmental influencesPathways of careTic disordersDelivery of careMotor regulationSensorimotor gatingTherapeutic algorithmClinical presentationDisordersRelated disordersTreatment trialsClinical expressionOrphan disorderExperienced cliniciansPathogenesis
2013
Age and Gender Correlates of Pulling in Pediatric Trichotillomania
Panza KE, Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Age and Gender Correlates of Pulling in Pediatric Trichotillomania. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2013, 52: 241-249. PMID: 23452681, PMCID: PMC3745006, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequent urgesCommon comorbid conditionsPediatric trichotillomaniaProspective longitudinal studyType of treatmentCross-sectional findingsClinical characteristicsComorbid conditionsStructured rating scaleTreatment trialsComorbid depressionRating ScaleAnxiety disordersOlder childrenTrichotillomaniaDecreased abilityLongitudinal studyMale participantsAgeChildrenGreater distressFemale participantsLower ratesSymptomsGender correlates