2013
Polypharmacy Reduction in Youth in a Residential Treatment Center Leads to Positive Treatment Outcomes and Significant Cost Savings
van Wattum PJ, Fabius C, Roos C, Smith C, Johnson T. Polypharmacy Reduction in Youth in a Residential Treatment Center Leads to Positive Treatment Outcomes and Significant Cost Savings. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2013, 23: 620-627. PMID: 24251644, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2013.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication reductionTreatment centersResidential treatment centerTreatment outcomesLong-term treatment outcomesUse of antipsychoticsNumber of antipsychoticsPlace of dischargePositive treatment outcomesAdmission medicationsAntipsychotic combinationsPolypharmacy reductionPostdischarge dataDischarge medicationsMore medicationsAvailable followMonths postdischargeMood stabilizersPolypharmacy regimensMedicationsAdmissionYouth ages 11Mean numberHealthcare systemAntipsychoticsDr Joksovic and colleagues reply.
Joksovic P, Mellos N, van Wattum P, Chiles C. Dr Joksovic and colleagues reply. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2013, 74: 518-9. PMID: 23759456, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.12lr08288a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Thermal Sensitivity in Tourette Syndrome: Preliminary Report
Scahill L, Lombroso P, Mack G, Van Wattum P, Zhang H, Vitale A, Leckman J. Thermal Sensitivity in Tourette Syndrome: Preliminary Report. Perceptual And Motor Skills 2001, 92: 419-432. PMID: 11361302, DOI: 10.2466/pms.2001.92.2.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeSubgroup of patientsAge of onsetAdult male subjectsCurrent ageTic symptomsDopaminergic pathwaysSex distributionCurrent severityMale subjectsMean differenceSyndromeControl periodPreliminary reportSweat rateAgeSymptomsSubjectsOverall courseDegrees COnsetPatientsIllnessSeverityCourse