2023
Prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Farhat L, Reid M, Bloch M, Olfson E. Prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 161: 412-418. PMID: 37023597, PMCID: PMC11137851, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcoriation disorderPublic health impactEpidemiological studiesGeneral populationSystematic reviewHealth impactsDifferent prevalence estimatesPooled prevalenceOverall prevalenceInclusion criteriaMale ratioPubMed searchPrevalence estimatesGender distributionDisordersPrevalenceDatabase searchEMBASEReviewPopulationPubMedPsycINFOStudyWomen
2010
The Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Bloch MH, Pittenger C. The Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Current Psychiatry Research And Reviews 2010, 6: 91-103. PMID: 23970845, PMCID: PMC3747631, DOI: 10.2174/157340010791196439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCandidate gene studiesGene studiesGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significanceFuture candidate gene studiesHereditable componentTransporter geneAssociation studiesGlutamate transporter geneLarge collaborative effortsGenetic associationLinkage studiesImportant environmental influencesPhenotypic descriptionGenesEnvironmental influencesGeneticsImproved understandingPathwayPopulationMore probandsOCD pathogenesisFamily studies