2011
Glutamate abnormalities in obsessive compulsive disorder: Neurobiology, pathophysiology, and treatment
Pittenger C, Bloch MH, Williams K. Glutamate abnormalities in obsessive compulsive disorder: Neurobiology, pathophysiology, and treatment. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2011, 132: 314-332. PMID: 21963369, PMCID: PMC3205262, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2011.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCDGlutamate-modulating agentsSmall clinical trialsNew treatment strategiesCompulsive disorderExcitatory neurotransmitter glutamatePathophysiology of OCDGlutamate abnormalitiesGlutamate dysregulationMonoaminergic neurotransmissionCurrent therapiesClinical trialsDopaminergic neurotransmissionTreatment strategiesCognitive-behavioral psychotherapyTherapeutic benefitAnimal modelsNeurotransmitter glutamateNeurochemical investigationsPathophysiologyNew therapeuticsDisordersRecent evidenceMedications
2010
Neurobiological Substrates of Tourette's Disorder
Leckman JF, Bloch MH, Smith ME, Larabi D, Hampson M. Neurobiological Substrates of Tourette's Disorder. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2010, 20: 237-247. PMID: 20807062, PMCID: PMC2958453, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2009.0118.Chapters