Heidi Grantz
Social Worker in the Child Study Center
Research & Publications
Biography
Research Summary
Supporting children and families with Tic disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and anxiety conditions. Implementing Cognitive-Behavioral interventions for childhood psychiatric disorders.
Coauthors
Research Interests
Anxiety Disorders; Attitude; Behavior; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Tourette Syndrome; Learning; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Parents; Phobic Disorders; Tic Disorders; Trichotillomania; Panic Disorder; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Minors; Research Subjects
Selected Publications
- Streptococcal upper respiratory tract infections and exacerbations of tic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective longitudinal study.Leckman JF, King RA, Gilbert DL, Coffey BJ, Singer HS, Dure LS, Grantz H, Katsovich L, Lin H, Lombroso PJ, Kawikova I, Johnson DR, Kurlan RM, Kaplan EL. Streptococcal upper respiratory tract infections and exacerbations of tic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective longitudinal study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2011, 50:108-118.e3.
- Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome.Kataoka Y, Kalanithi PS, Grantz H, Schwartz ML, Saper C, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2010, 518:277-91.
- Streptococcal upper respiratory tract infections and psychosocial stress predict future tic and obsessive-compulsive symptom severity in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder.Lin H, Williams KA, Katsovich L, Findley DB, Grantz H, Lombroso PJ, King RA, Bessen DE, Johnson D, Kaplan EL, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Zhang H, Leckman JF. Streptococcal upper respiratory tract infections and psychosocial stress predict future tic and obsessive-compulsive symptom severity in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 67:684-91.