2023
Characteristics of trichotillomania and excoriation disorder across the lifespan
Lin A, Farhat L, Flores J, Levine J, Fernandez T, Bloch M, Olfson E. Characteristics of trichotillomania and excoriation disorder across the lifespan. Psychiatry Research 2023, 322: 115120. PMID: 36842397, PMCID: PMC10023474, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcoriation disorderClinical characteristicsSkin-picking severityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCo-occurring conditionsBody-focused repetitive behaviorsObsessive-compulsive disorderSeverity scoreCurrent symptomsSignificant positive correlationTrichotillomaniaHyperactivity disorderDisordersSelf-reported anxietyAge 4High rateSubtypesSelf-report measuresSeverityCross-sectional survey responsesRepetitive behaviorsAdulthoodPositive correlation
2017
Investigation of previously implicated genetic variants in chronic tic disorders: a transmission disequilibrium test approach
Abdulkadir M, Londono D, Gordon D, Fernandez TV, Brown LW, Cheon KA, Coffey BJ, Elzerman L, Fremer C, Fründt O, Garcia-Delgar B, Gilbert DL, Grice DE, Hedderly T, Heyman I, Hong HJ, Huyser C, Ibanez-Gomez L, Jakubovski E, Kim YK, Kim YS, Koh YJ, Kook S, Kuperman S, Leventhal B, Ludolph AG, Madruga-Garrido M, Maras A, Mir P, Morer A, Müller-Vahl K, Münchau A, Murphy TL, Plessen KJ, Roessner V, Shin EY, Song DH, Song J, Tübing J, van den Ban E, Visscher F, Wanderer S, Woods M, Zinner SH, King RA, Tischfield JA, Heiman GA, Hoekstra PJ, Dietrich A. Investigation of previously implicated genetic variants in chronic tic disorders: a transmission disequilibrium test approach. European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 2017, 268: 301-316. PMID: 28555406, PMCID: PMC5708161, DOI: 10.1007/s00406-017-0808-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Pre- and perinatal complications in relation to Tourette syndrome and co-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Abdulkadir M, Tischfield JA, King RA, Fernandez TV, Brown LW, Cheon KA, Coffey BJ, de Bruijn SF, Elzerman L, Garcia-Delgar B, Gilbert DL, Grice DE, Hagstrøm J, Hedderly T, Heyman I, Hong HJ, Huyser C, Ibanez-Gomez L, Kim YK, Kim YS, Koh YJ, Kook S, Kuperman S, Lamerz A, Leventhal B, Ludolph AG, Madruga-Garrido M, Maras A, Messchendorp MD, Mir P, Morer A, Münchau A, Murphy TL, Openneer TJ, Plessen KJ, Rath JJ, Roessner V, Fründt O, Shin EY, Sival DA, Song DH, Song J, Stolte AM, Tübing J, van den Ban E, Visscher F, Wanderer S, Woods M, Zinner SH, State MW, Heiman GA, Hoekstra PJ, Dietrich A. Pre- and perinatal complications in relation to Tourette syndrome and co-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2016, 82: 126-135. PMID: 27494079, PMCID: PMC5026935, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEuropeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParent-Child RelationsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTic DisordersTourette SyndromeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCo-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorderChronic tic disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPerinatal complicationsTic disordersTourette syndromeUnaffected family controlsHyperactivity disorderNeonatal complicationsDelivery complicationsPremature birthClinical expressionMorning sicknessMedical attentionComplicationsSymptom severityPropensity scoreFirst weekDisordersEarly exposureADHD severitySeverityCollaborative Genetics StudySyndrome
2014
Transcriptome Analysis of the Human Striatum in Tourette Syndrome
Lennington JB, Coppola G, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Fernandez TV, Palejev D, Li Y, Huttner A, Pletikos M, Sestan N, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Transcriptome Analysis of the Human Striatum in Tourette Syndrome. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 79: 372-382. PMID: 25199956, PMCID: PMC4305353, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsGenome-wide association studiesGene coexpression modulesNumber variantsGene network analysisCommon genetic variantsCoexpression modulesUpregulated genesMetabolism modulesImmune-related genesNetwork analysisAssociation studiesDifferential expressionUpregulated modulesGenetic variantsGenesPatient's striatumTS individualsTranscriptomeVariantsMetabolic alterationsSame regionGamma-aminobutyric acidergic interneuronsTranscriptsRNA
2013
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Wernicke’s and Right Homologous Sites to Curtail “Voices”: A Randomized Trial
Hoffman RE, Wu K, Pittman B, Cahill JD, Hawkins KA, Fernandez T, Hannestad J. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Wernicke’s and Right Homologous Sites to Curtail “Voices”: A Randomized Trial. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 1008-1014. PMID: 23485015, PMCID: PMC3641174, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research