2019
Efficacy and Mediators of a Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder: A Randomized Trial
Tolin DF, Wootton BM, Levy HC, Hallion LS, Worden BL, Diefenbach GJ, Jaccard J, Stevens MC. Efficacy and Mediators of a Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder: A Randomized Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2019, 87: 590-602. PMID: 31008633, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyBrief group cognitive-behavioural therapyEmotional distress toleranceProblem-solving trainingMotivational interviewing strategiesSubjective cognitive impairmentMaladaptive beliefsDistress tolerancePsychological treatmentHoarding DisorderHypothesized mediatorsTreatment outcomesSession practiceContingency managementCognitive impairmentSymptoms of HDGroup sessionsIndependent evaluatorsPsychiatric disordersTreatment conditionsWait listAdultsAdditional researchDisorders
2015
Social Function and Communication in Optimal Outcome Children and Adolescents with an Autism History on Structured Test Measures
Orinstein AJ, Suh J, Porter K, De Yoe KA, Tyson KE, Troyb E, Barton ML, Eigsti IM, Stevens MC, Fein DA. Social Function and Communication in Optimal Outcome Children and Adolescents with an Autism History on Structured Test Measures. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 2443-2463. PMID: 25758821, PMCID: PMC4515156, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2409-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh functioning autismOO participantsOptimal Outcome ChildrenPragmatic language deficitsAttentional problemsCommunication symptomsTD youthTD peersSocial abilitiesSocial difficultiesCommunicative impairmentsASD diagnosisLanguage deficitsOutcomes childrenTest measuresCommunication difficultiesGroup differencesSocial relationshipsYouthSocial functionParticipantsLess insightDifficultiesOptimal outcomesAutism
2013
Prolonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder
Rosenfeld ES, Pearlson GD, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, Nonterah C, Stevens MC. Prolonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 8: 73-86. PMID: 23975275, PMCID: PMC3944373, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9246-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFMRI studyDorsolateral prefrontal cortex responsesAutomatic emotion regulationAffectively salient stimuliFacial emotion processingGender discrimination taskBrain regionsRemitted bipolar disorderPrefrontal cortex responsesResidual mood symptomsPrefrontal cortex regionsDiagnostic group differencesVentromedial prefrontal cortex regionsCortex brain regionsAngry expressionsEmotion regulationEmotion processingEmotional processingBrain activationTask performanceHemodynamic responseEmotional reactionsBipolar disorderBipolar IPrefrontal cortexTime course of recovery showing initial prefrontal cortex changes at 16 weeks, extending to subcortical changes by 3 years in pediatric bipolar disorder
Yang H, Lu LH, Wu M, Stevens M, Wegbreit E, Fitzgerald J, Levitan B, Shankman S, Pavuluri MN. Time course of recovery showing initial prefrontal cortex changes at 16 weeks, extending to subcortical changes by 3 years in pediatric bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2013, 150: 571-577. PMID: 23517886, PMCID: PMC3745513, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal lateral prefrontal cortexPediatric bipolar disorderVentral lateral prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexHealthy controlsBipolar disorderLateral prefrontal cortexCortical regionsPrefrontal cortexRight dorsal lateral prefrontal cortexBilateral anterior cingulate cortexVentral cortical regionsFronto-limbic circuitsGreater activationPrefrontal cortex changesPresent findingsProlonged lengthMedication algorithmSubcortical changesUnmedicated patientsFronto-striatalPharmacological interventionsPBD groupSubcortical activityCingulate cortex
2012
RETRACTED: Where, when, how high, and how long? The hemodynamics of emotional response in psychotropic-naïve patients with adolescent bipolar disorder.
Wegbreit E, Passarotti AM, Ellis JA, Wu M, Witowski N, Fitzgerald JM, Stevens MC, Pavuluri MN. RETRACTED: Where, when, how high, and how long? The hemodynamics of emotional response in psychotropic-naïve patients with adolescent bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2012, 147: 304-311. PMID: 23261134, PMCID: PMC3606663, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFearful facesPrefrontal cortexNeutral facesRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexEmotion-attention interactionsEnhanced neural processingVentrolateral prefrontal cortexEmotional processing regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAdolescent bipolar disorderProbe taskEmotional facesPrefrontal activityNeural processingSpaced stimuliABD groupEmotional responsesProcessing regionsBilateral amygdalaDisorder exhibitMixed mood statesMood statesHealthy controlsNeural activityBipolar disorder exhibit
2009
Double dissociation between perspective-taking and empathic-concern as predictors of hemodynamic response to another's mistakes
Shane MS, Stevens MC, Harenski CL, Kiehl KA. Double dissociation between perspective-taking and empathic-concern as predictors of hemodynamic response to another's mistakes. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2009, 4: 111-118. PMID: 19244454, PMCID: PMC2686223, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsn043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported empathic concernParticipants' levelInferior parietal cortexSense of agencyEmpathic concernDouble dissociationFunctional dissociationHemodynamic responseParietal cortexAction patternsBasic representationVACCObserved errorsMistakesSelfCortexStrong evidenceProcessingSeparate rolesDissociationRecognitionPredictorsUnderstanding