1996
Behavioral Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study
Scahill L, Vitulano L, Brenner E, Lynch K, King R. Behavioral Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 1996, 6: 191-202. PMID: 9231312, DOI: 10.1089/cap.1996.6.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleBehavioral treatmentBehavioral therapyRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of childrenChildren's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleBehavioral therapy programObsessive Compulsive ScaleMedication treatmentPrimary diagnosisMonths posttreatmentClinical trialsTreatment endpointBooster sessionsDose reductionDose requirementsMedicationsUseful adjunctTherapeutic gainTreatment programTherapy programPilot studyCompulsive ScaleTreatment
1995
Risperidone Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Chronic Tic Disorders: A Preliminary Report
LOMBROSO P, SCAHILL L, KING R, LYNCH K, CHAPPELL P, PETERSON B, McDOUGLE C, LECKMAN J. Risperidone Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Chronic Tic Disorders: A Preliminary Report. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1995, 34: 1147-1152. PMID: 7559308, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199509000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic tic disorderTic disordersObsessive-compulsive disorderChronic motor tic disorderYale Global Tic Severity ScaleDopamine-blocking propertiesOpen-label trialFrequent side effectsEfficacy of risperidoneMotor tic disorderShort-term safetyTic Severity ScaleComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleObsessive Compulsive ScaleClinical responseRisperidone treatmentMean ageTic scoreSeverity ScaleSide effectsTourette syndromeComorbid diagnosesTic frequencyWeight gain
1992
Behavioral Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Trichotillomania
VITULANO L, KING R, SCAHILL L, COHEN D. Behavioral Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Trichotillomania. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1992, 31: 139-146. PMID: 1537765, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199201000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAwarenessBehavior TherapyChildFemaleHumansPatient CompliancePilot ProjectsTrichotillomaniaConceptsStandard psychiatric careBehavioral treatment programTreatment modalitiesPsychiatric careBehavior disorderBehavioral treatmentTreatment programPilot findingsRelative safetyTrichotillomaniaBehavioral techniquesPotential effectivenessChildrenAdolescentsUseful rolePatientsPharmacologicalDisfigurementScalpCare