2024
Pre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls
Díaz D, Tseng W, Michalska K. Pre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 1. PMID: 38167015, PMCID: PMC10759434, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05403-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState anxietyTrait anxietyHappy facesEmotion processingLatina girlsImplicit emotion processingNon-anxious youthHigh trait anxietyFearful facial affectFearful facesEmotional valenceFacial affectNeural correlatesIndividual differencesBrain activationBrain responsesNeural activationReduced engagementCommunity sampleAnxietyInteractive effectsHigh levelsGirlsMethodsThe present studySystematic differences
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 networksAtypical development in white matter microstructures in ADHD: A longitudinal diffusion imaging study
Chiang H, Tseng W, Tseng W, Tung Y, Hsu Y, Chen C, Gau S. Atypical development in white matter microstructures in ADHD: A longitudinal diffusion imaging study. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 79: 103358. PMID: 36481569, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderInferior fronto-occipital fasciculusGeneralized fractional anisotropyAttention performanceWhite matter microstructureDevelopmental trajectoriesComputerized continuous performance testAtypical developmental trajectoriesContinuous Performance TestDiffusion spectrum imagingFrontal aslant tractWhite matter tractsInattention symptomsAtypical developmentADHD symptomsHyperactivity disorderSuperior longitudinal fasciculusPrefrontal cortexFrontostriatal tractsImaging studiesArcuate fasciculusDevelopmental changesFronto-occipital fasciculusNeuroplastic processesDiagnosis interactionSystematic Review and Meta-analysis: Task-based fMRI Studies in Youths With Irritability
Lee KS, Hagan CN, Hughes M, Cotter G, Freud E, Kircanski K, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA, Tseng WL. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Task-based fMRI Studies in Youths With Irritability. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 208-229. PMID: 35944754, PMCID: PMC9892288, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFMRI studyNeurocognitive functionNeural convergenceActivation likelihood estimationLow frustration toleranceIrritability measuresFrequent temper tantrumsSample characteristicsCognitive controlFMRI taskEmotional reactivityStimulus typeFMRI resultsChildhood irritabilityFrustration toleranceNeural mechanismsFunctional neuroimagingTransdiagnostic symptomsTask domainTemper tantrumsFMRI methodsNeuroscience databasesNull findingsCoordinate-based data
2021
Neural correlates of extinguished threat recall underlying the commonality between pediatric anxiety and irritability
Tseng WL, Abend R, Gold AL, Brotman MA. Neural correlates of extinguished threat recall underlying the commonality between pediatric anxiety and irritability. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 295: 920-929. PMID: 34706463, PMCID: PMC8554134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh negative affectivityNegative affectivityThreat appraisalPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersThreat-safety discriminationWhole-brain activationLinear mixed effects analysisNegative affectivity factorExtinction recallThreat conditioningThreat contingenciesElevated irritabilityNeural correlatesTransdiagnostic sampleGreater prefrontalOccipital activationUnique varianceExplicit recallThreat responsesFMRI paradigmNeural mechanismsTask conditionsAmygdala connectivityMixed effects analysisFunctional connectivity during frustration: a preliminary study of predictive modeling of irritability in youth
Scheinost D, Dadashkarimi J, Finn ES, Wambach CG, MacGillivray C, Roule AL, Niendam TA, Pine DS, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Tseng WL. Functional connectivity during frustration: a preliminary study of predictive modeling of irritability in youth. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 46: 1300-1306. PMID: 33479511, PMCID: PMC8134471, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00954-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCognitive flexibility taskDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderAffective Reactivity IndexLevels of irritabilityPreliminary fMRI studyCognitive flexibilityFlexibility taskIndividual differencesTransdiagnostic sampleFrontal networkFMRI studyHyperactivity disorderTask difficultyNeural mechanismsParent reportAnxiety symptomsSalience networkAnxiety disordersFrustrative nonrewardDimensional measuresPreliminary evidenceReactivity indexChild psychiatry
2020
Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study
Lin YJ, Tseng WL, Gau SS. Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 281: 485-492. PMID: 33383391, PMCID: PMC8142276, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderOppositional defiant disorderSocial adjustment difficultiesAdjustment difficultiesPsychiatric comorbiditySocial Adjustment InventoryKiddie epidemiologic versionParent-child interactionsChildhood mental disordersAdjustment InventoryDefiant disorderEpidemiologic VersionParental educational levelAcademic performanceMore difficultyDSM-5More problemsHigh psychiatric comorbiditySchool functionTaiwanese childrenMental disordersNational epidemiological studyChildrenAffective disordersSevere impairmentBehavioral Problems at Age 11 Years After Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Acetaminophen: Parent-Reported and Self-Reported Outcomes
Inoue K, Ritz B, Ernst A, Tseng WL, Yuan Y, Meng Q, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Strandberg-Larsen K, Arah OA, Obel C, Li J, Olsen J, Liew Z. Behavioral Problems at Age 11 Years After Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Acetaminophen: Parent-Reported and Self-Reported Outcomes. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 190: 1009-1020. PMID: 33230558, PMCID: PMC8248972, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal acetaminophen exposurePostnatal exposureAcetaminophen exposureAge 11 yearsHigh riskDanish National Birth CohortBehavioral problemsNational Birth CohortTotal difficultiesChild-reported scoresMother-child pairsAcetaminophen usePrenatal exposureRisk ratioBirth cohortSDQ scoresCumulative weeksYoung childrenAssociationExposurePrenatalChildrenBehavioral outcomesOutcomesEarly adolescenceEditorial: 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 disorderPrenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years
Luo J, Xiao J, Gao Y, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Toft G, Li J, Obel C, Andersen SL, Deziel NC, Tseng WL, Inoue K, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Olsen J, Liew Z. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years. Environmental Research 2020, 191: 110111. PMID: 32846178, PMCID: PMC7657987, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal PFAS exposureMaternal thyroid hormonesThyroid hormonesOdds ratioPFAS exposureDanish National Birth CohortMaternal thyroid functionPrenatal perfluoroalkyl substancesMaternal thyroid dysfunctionFree thyroxine levelsNational Birth CohortAdjusted odds ratioBehavioral difficultiesPerfluoroalkyl substancesNatural indirect effectThyroid dysfunctionPFNA exposureFetal neurodevelopmentPrenatal exposureEpidemiological evidenceThyroid functionEarly gestationThyroxine levelsBirth cohortMaternal plasmaExecutive functions in youths with autism spectrum disorder and their unaffected siblings
Seng GJ, Tseng WL, Chiu YN, Tsai WC, Wu YY, Gau SS. Executive functions in youths with autism spectrum disorder and their unaffected siblings. Psychological Medicine 2020, 51: 2571-2580. PMID: 32349803, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720001075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpatial working memoryExecutive function tasksExecutive functionASD youthWorking memoryFunction tasksCognitive endophenotypesSpatial spanExecutive dysfunctionSpectrum disorderUnaffected siblingsCambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated BatteryAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderPotential cognitive endophenotypesExtra-dimensional shiftPlanning/problemVisuospatial working memoryBackward digit recallMain cognitive theoriesStockings of CambridgeDigit span testEvidence of deficitsCognitive theoryDigit recallFixel-Based Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Associations Between White Matter Microstructure and Childhood Aggressive Behavior
Grazioplene R, Tseng WL, Cimino K, Kalvin C, Ibrahim K, Pelphrey KA, Sukhodolsky DG. Fixel-Based Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Associations Between White Matter Microstructure and Childhood Aggressive Behavior. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2020, 5: 490-498. PMID: 32144044, PMCID: PMC7214205, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter densityCorpus callosumFiber densityAggressive behaviorCingulum bundleAbnormal interhemispheric connectivityHealthy control childrenWhite matter abnormalitiesAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderMiddle cerebellar peduncleSuperior thalamic radiationMagnetic resonance imagingInferior fronto-occipital fasciculusWhole-brain analysisInferior longitudinal fasciculusFronto-occipital fasciculusPotential neural mechanismsWhite matter microstructureDiffusion magnetic resonance imagingInterhemispheric connectivityCortical pathwaysCerebellar peduncleChild Behavior ChecklistThalamic radiationFiber bundle density
2018
Brain Mechanisms of Attention Orienting Following Frustration: Associations With Irritability and Age in Youths
Tseng WL, Deveney CM, Stoddard J, Kircanski K, Frackman AE, Yi JY, Hsu D, Moroney E, Machlin L, Donahue L, Roule A, Perhamus G, Reynolds RC, Roberson-Nay R, Hettema JM, Towbin KE, Stringaris A, Pine DS, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E. Brain Mechanisms of Attention Orienting Following Frustration: Associations With Irritability and Age in Youths. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 176: 67-76. PMID: 30336704, PMCID: PMC6408218, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18040491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of irritabilityWhole-brain activation analysesRegulation of emotionAffective Reactivity IndexInferior frontal gyrusFunctional MRI paradigmDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexAttention orientingNeural correlatesTransdiagnostic sampleBrain mechanismsFMRI paradigmChildhood irritabilityFrontal gyrusNeural activationChild reportsMotor executionPrefrontal cortexHigh irritabilityCingulate cortexNeural systemsYounger youthNeural activityOlder youthA 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
2017
Gender and Age Differences in Sleep Problems in Children: Person-Oriented Approach With Multigroup Analysis
Chen YL, Tseng WL, Yang LK, Gau SS. Gender and Age Differences in Sleep Problems in Children: Person-Oriented Approach With Multigroup Analysis. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2017, 17: 302-313. PMID: 28753086, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2017.1357117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerson-oriented approachSleep problemsAge groupsPrevalence ratesMultigroup analysisSleep-related breathing problemsVaried prevalence ratesAge-specific interventionsSleep Habits QuestionnaireHigh sleep problemsDifferent prevalence ratesAssociated FactorsParent reportAge differencesBreathing problemsHabits QuestionnaireEpidemiological sampleLatent class modelingSubtypesChildrenFuture studiesGenderGroupClass modelingParasomniasRelational‐Interdependent Self‐Construal and Gender Predicting Blood Pressure Reactivity and Recovery From Stress in Early Adolescence
Kawabata Y, Tseng W, Murray‐Close D. Relational‐Interdependent Self‐Construal and Gender Predicting Blood Pressure Reactivity and Recovery From Stress in Early Adolescence. Journal Of Research On Adolescence 2017, 27: 782-796. PMID: 29152862, DOI: 10.1111/jora.12314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure reactivityPressure reactivityGreater diastolic blood pressure reactivityDiastolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressure reactivityGreater systolic blood pressure reactivitySystolic blood pressure reactivityLaboratory stress protocolBlood pressureImpaired recoveryStress protocolPeer stressorsTrend levelEarly adolescenceAssociationStressorsRecoveryTest-retest reliability and validity of a frustration paradigm and irritability measures
Tseng WL, Moroney E, Machlin L, Roberson-Nay R, Hettema JM, Carney D, Stoddard J, Towbin KA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. Test-retest reliability and validity of a frustration paradigm and irritability measures. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2017, 212: 38-45. PMID: 28135689, PMCID: PMC8049456, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest reliabilityParent-reported irritabilityIrritability measuresGood test-retest reliabilityNegative affectIrritability ScaleValidity of assessmentsBehavioral paradigmsChild irritabilityTreatment researchGeneral population sampleConvergent validityExcellent test-retest reliabilityModest supportConstruct validityTaskParticipantsIrritabilityParadigmIntraclass correlationAssociation of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology
Stoddard J, Tseng WL, Kim P, Chen G, Yi J, Donahue L, Brotman MA, Towbin KE, Pine DS, Leibenluft E. Association of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 95-103. PMID: 27902832, PMCID: PMC6309540, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmygdalaAnxiety DisordersArousalAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainChildCross-Sectional StudiesDominance, CerebralEmotionsFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansIrritable MoodMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMental DisordersMood DisordersNerve NetPrefrontal CortexPsychopathologyConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPrefrontal cortex connectivityFace emotionsNeural responsesCortex connectivityMedial prefrontal cortex connectivityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderChild Anxiety Related DisordersThreat-related facesDisruptive Mood DysregulationPathophysiology of irritabilityFace emotion processingAmygdala-medial prefrontal cortex connectivityCross-sectional functional magnetic resonanceAffective Reactivity IndexBrain-behavior relationshipsVentral visual areasAssociations of irritabilityUnique effectsAmygdala functional connectivityAnxiety Related DisordersFunctional magnetic resonanceYouth ages 8Angry facesFearful faces
2015
Neural correlates of masked and unmasked face emotion processing in youth with severe mood dysregulation
Tseng WL, Thomas LA, Harkins E, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. Neural correlates of masked and unmasked face emotion processing in youth with severe mood dysregulation. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2015, 11: 78-88. PMID: 26137973, PMCID: PMC4692312, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsv087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mood dysregulationFace emotion processingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEmotion processingParahippocampal gyrusNeural correlatesMood dysregulationVentromedial prefrontal cortex activationAffective priming paradigmPrefrontal cortex activationSuperior temporal gyrusAngry facesFace processingHappy facesSMD patientsPositive emotionsPriming paradigmVmPFC dysfunctionNegative emotionsTemporal gyrusCortex activationEmotionsFMRI dataDecreased activationIndependent samples
2014
Association between microstructural integrity of frontostriatal tracts and school functioning: ADHD symptoms and executive function as mediators
Gau SS, Tseng WL, Tseng WY, Wu YH, Lo YC. Association between microstructural integrity of frontostriatal tracts and school functioning: ADHD symptoms and executive function as mediators. Psychological Medicine 2014, 45: 529-543. PMID: 25075643, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291714001664.Peer-Reviewed Original Research