2024
Associations between trauma exposure and irritability within the family unit: a network approach
Cotter G, Morreale K, Valdegas A, Fish M, Beebe R, Grasso D, Stover C, Tseng W. Associations between trauma exposure and irritability within the family unit: a network approach. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 65: 1501-1512. PMID: 38710637, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderTrauma-exposed childrenTrauma exposureIntimate partner violencePediatric irritabilityTrauma historyPost-traumatic stress disorder severityPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsTreatment of irritabilityAdulthood trauma exposureChild trauma exposurePrevalence of irritabilityParent self-reportConnecticut Department of ChildrenParental intimate partner violenceReduce intimate partner violenceFamily unitPTSD severityParental psychopathologyPsychotherapy interventionsStress disorderChild irritabilityPsychiatric symptomsDepartment of ChildrenAssessed pre-intervention
2022
Persistent Frustration-Induced Reconfigurations of Brain Networks Predict Individual Differences in Irritability
Linke J, Haller S, Xu E, Nguyen L, Chue A, Botz-Zapp C, Revzina O, Perlstein S, Ross A, Tseng W, Shaw P, Brotman M, Pine D, Gotts S, Leibenluft E, Kircanski K. Persistent Frustration-Induced Reconfigurations of Brain Networks Predict Individual Differences in Irritability. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 684-695. PMID: 36563874, PMCID: PMC11224120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state scansPathophysiology of irritabilitySelf-reported irritabilityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingParent-reported irritabilitySpecific intervention targetsRisk factorsMotor functionPsychiatric consultationCircuit reorganizationCommon reasonAffective disordersBrain network configurationIrritability symptomsResonance imagingBrain regionsIrritabilityCentral mechanismsAberrant responsesPilot studyIntervention targetsRecovery periodPediatric irritabilityBrain networksCharacterizing the Neural Correlates of Response Inhibition and Error Processing in Children With Symptoms of Irritability and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the ABCD Study®
Lee KS, Xiao J, Luo J, Leibenluft E, Liew Z, Tseng WL. Characterizing the Neural Correlates of Response Inhibition and Error Processing in Children With Symptoms of Irritability and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the ABCD Study®. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 13: 803891. PMID: 35308882, PMCID: PMC8931695, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.803891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderResponse inhibitionError processingNeural correlatesIrritability symptomsHyperactivity disorderHigher attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studySymptoms of inattentionDifferential neural mechanismsCognitive Development StudyStop-signal taskLow frustration toleranceLatent class analysisFronto-parietal regionsLatent variable modelingPediatric irritabilityNeural differencesIndividual differencesSignal taskExecutive dysfunctionFrustration toleranceNeural mechanismsABCD studyHigh irritability
2020
Editorial: A Transdiagnostic Symptom Requires a Transdiagnostic Approach: Neural Mechanisms of Pediatric Irritability
Tseng WL. Editorial: A Transdiagnostic Symptom Requires a Transdiagnostic Approach: Neural Mechanisms of Pediatric Irritability. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 59: 1327-1329. PMID: 32966839, PMCID: PMC8143431, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderOppositional defiant disorderLong-term impairmentDSM-5 categoriesPediatric disordersHigh suicidalityAnxiety disordersHyperactivity disorderDisordersIrritabilityDefiant disorderHallmark featurePediatric irritabilityTransdiagnostic symptomsNeural mechanismsTransdiagnostic approachAutism spectrum disorderChild psychiatrySpectrum disorder
2018
A Latent Variable Approach to Differentiating Neural Mechanisms of Irritability and Anxiety in Youth
Kircanski K, White LK, Tseng WL, Wiggins JL, Frank HR, Sequeira S, Zhang S, Abend R, Towbin KE, Stringaris A, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. A Latent Variable Approach to Differentiating Neural Mechanisms of Irritability and Anxiety in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry 2018, 75: 631-639. PMID: 29625429, PMCID: PMC6137523, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmygdalaAnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainCase-Control StudiesCaudate NucleusCerebral CortexChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansIrritable MoodLatent Class AnalysisMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMood DisordersNeural PathwaysParietal LobePrefrontal CortexConceptsParent-reported irritabilityNeural mechanismsAnxiety symptomsLatent variable approachPediatric irritabilityNeural correlatesAmygdala connectivityShared varianceCross-sectional functional magnetic resonance imaging studyNeural activityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyDot-probe taskAffective Reactivity IndexVentrolateral prefrontal cortexCommon neural mechanismsAmygdala functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceLevels of irritabilityWhole-brain analysisInferior parietal lobuleData-driven phenotypingMultiple diagnostic categoriesCo-occurring symptomsMagnetic resonance imaging studyNeutral faces