2023
Functional connectivity during tic suppression predicts reductions in vocal tics following behavior therapy in children with Tourette syndrome
Morand-Beaulieu S, Crowley M, Grantz H, Leckman J, Sukhodolsky D. Functional connectivity during tic suppression predicts reductions in vocal tics following behavior therapy in children with Tourette syndrome. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 7857-7864. PMID: 37485677, PMCID: PMC10755221, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723001940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary tic suppressionTic suppressionVocal tic severityFunctional connectivityTic severityTourette syndromeRight superior frontal gyrusFirst-line treatmentBehavior therapyComprehensive Behavioral InterventionSuperior frontal gyrusRight angular gyrusVocal ticsFunctional brain networksBehavioral interventionsUsual control conditionFrontal gyrusBaselineAngular gyrusSeverityBrain networksSyndromeChildrenTherapyGyrus
2018
Primary parental preoccupation: revisited
Leckman J, Feldman R, Swain J, Mayes L. Primary parental preoccupation: revisited. 2018, 89-115. DOI: 10.4324/9780429473654-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecial mental stateBrain systemsMaternal behaviorBasic cognitive capacitiesChild attachment securitySecure attachment relationshipsDifferent brain systemsRelevant brain systemsInter-generational transmissionShort-term behavioral interventionAttachment securityParental preoccupationAttachment relationshipsIndividual differencesBody of researchCognitive capacityParental sensitivityMental statesCognitive characterizationVan IJzendoornBehavioral interventionsDepressed mothersTwin studiesPrimary maternal preoccupationMaternal preoccupation
2017
Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part I—Psychiatric and Behavioral Interventions
Thienemann M, Murphy T, Leckman J, Shaw R, Williams K, Kapphahn C, Frankovich J, Geller D, Bernstein G, Chang K, Elia J, Swedo S. Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part I—Psychiatric and Behavioral Interventions. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2017, 27: 566-573. PMID: 28722481, PMCID: PMC5610394, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2016.0145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromeNeuropsychiatric syndromeInitial treatment doseEvidence-based interventionsPANDAS patientsImmunomodulatory therapyStreptococcal infectionChronic stageSymptomatic treatmentPsychopharmacologic interventionsPsychopharmacologic treatmentSymptom improvementSyndrome AssociatedConsensus guidelinesPsychotropic medicationsClinical managementInflammatory processCurrent guidelinesGuideline SeriesTreatment doseClinical experienceBehavioral symptomsVaried symptomsTherapeutic interventionsBehavioral interventionsTics and Tourette Syndrome
Sukhodolsky D, Gladstone T, Kaushal S, Piasecka J, Leckman J. Tics and Tourette Syndrome. Autism And Child Psychopathology Series 2017, 241-256. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71210-9_14.ChaptersHabit reversal trainingTourette syndromeBehavioral interventionsPathophysiology of TSComprehensive clinical careComprehensive Behavioral InterventionCore clinical characteristicsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderModerators of responseCo-occurring conditionsDisruptive behavior disordersClinical characteristicsChronic motorClinical efficacyTic expressionVocal ticsClinical recommendationsCo-occurring psychopathologyClinical careTic severityTreatment approachesPremonitory urgesBehavior disorderAnxiety disordersDiagnostic assessment
2005
Tourette syndrome and tic disorders: overview and practical guide to diagnosis and treatment.
Swain JE, Leckman JF. Tourette syndrome and tic disorders: overview and practical guide to diagnosis and treatment. Innov Clin Neurosci 2005, 2: 26-36. PMID: 21152158, PMCID: PMC3000195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTourette syndromeObsessive-compulsive disorderNatural historyFirst-line optionCourse of illnessAlpha-adrenergic agentsComputerized literature searchAtypical neurolepticsTic disordersAccurate prognosticationAdrenergic agentsPathophysiological modelProper diagnosisHabit reversalSyndromeLiterature searchAnxiety disordersBehavioral interventionsImproved treatmentDisordersPatientsPractical reviewTreatmentDiagnosisAttention problems