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Relationship of movements and behaviors to Group A Streptococcus infections in elementary school childrenTanya K Murphy
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Biol Psychiatry 61:279-84. 2007..Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) research is based on the hypothesis that infections trigger changes in behavior and movement in children...
Immunology of obsessive-compulsive disorderTanya K Murphy
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 29:445-69. 2006..The assimilation of these study results should allow for elucidation of the immune system's role in the onset and maintenance of OCD...
Insight in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: associations with clinical presentationEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Psychiatry Res 160:212-20. 2008..These findings suggest that OCD with poor insight may represent a distinct clinical feature that may require more intensive and multimodal treatment approaches...
Clinical features associated with treatment-resistant pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Compr Psychiatry 49:35-42. 2008..The objective of the study was to identify clinical and sociodemographic characteristics that may differentiate youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are resistant to treatment vs those who have a favorable response...
Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: development, reliability, and validityEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Clin Psychol 63:851-9. 2007..A strength of the FOCI is that it offers a quick evaluation of both presence and severity of OCD symptoms. An important limitation is that the FOCI does not assess the severity of individual symptoms...
Clinical features of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and hoarding symptomsEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Compr Psychiatry 48:313-8. 2007..This study was conducted to examine whether pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding symptoms differed in terms of clinical characteristics from pediatric OCD patients without hoarding symptoms...
Sleep-related problems in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Anxiety Disord 22:877-85. 2008..These results suggest that SRPs are relatively common in youth with OCD, are associated with symptom severity, and warrant attention during assessment and treatment...
Peer victimization in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder: relations with symptoms of psychopathologyEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry and Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Box 100234, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 35:446-55. 2006..Recognition of the magnitude of the problem and contribution problematic peer relations may play in comorbid psychological conditions is important for clinicians who see children with OCD...
Family accommodation in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 36:207-16. 2007..Family accommodation mediated the relation between symptom severity and parent-rated functional impairment...
Quality of life in youth with Tourette's syndrome and chronic tic disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 36:217-27. 2007....
The children's Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive scale: psychometric properties of child- and parent-report formatsEric A Storch
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Anxiety Disord 20:1055-70. 2006..Exploratory factor analyses identified a two-factor structure in both measures comprised of disturbance and severity factors. This study provides preliminary support for the use of child- and parent-report versions of the CY-BOCS...
Reliability and validity of the Yale Global Tic Severity ScaleEric A Storch
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32610, USA
Psychol Assess 17:486-91. 2005..07-.20), and child ratings of depression (r = .02-.26) and anxiety (r = -.06 -.28). Findings suggest that the YGTSS is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of pediatric TS...
Family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: comparison of intensive and weekly approachesEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:469-78. 2007..To examine the relative efficacy of intensive versus weekly cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)...
Sequential cognitive-behavioral therapy for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder with an inadequate medication response: a case series of five patientsEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 326110, USA
Depress Anxiety 24:375-81. 2007..Although a number of limitations of this preliminary report exist, this study provides preliminary support for the utility of an intensive intervention for youth with OCD who have had an inadequate response and/or adverse side effects...
Convergent and discriminant validity of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-Symptom ChecklistJason Gallant
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
J Anxiety Disord 22:1369-76. 2008..These results provide initial psychometric support for the CY-BOCS-SC and support its use as a clinical and research instrument for assessing presence of a range of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in youth with OCD...
Aripiprazole augmentation of incomplete treatment response in an adolescent male with obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Depress Anxiety 25:172-4. 2008..This case suggests that aripiprazole may have utility as an augmenting agent of CBT in adolescents with OCD and underscores the need for conducting controlled studies to test this hypothesis...
Impact of comorbidity on cognitive-behavioral therapy response in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:583-92. 2008..To examine the impact of psychiatric comorbidity on cognitive-behavioral therapy response in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth with and without a chronic tic disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Depress Anxiety 25:761-7. 2008..Implications of these findings on clinical presentation and treatment efficacy are highlighted...
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PANDAS-related obsessive-compulsive disorder: findings from a preliminary waitlist controlled open trialEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 45:1171-8. 2006....
Effect of comorbid tics on a clinically meaningful response to 8-week open-label trial of fluoxetine in obsessive compulsive disorderDavid S Husted
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, P O Box 100256, Gainesville, FL 32610 0256, USA
J Psychiatr Res 41:332-7. 2007..Limitations include the relatively low number of tic subjects and the open-label nature of the study. Additional data are needed on how comorbid tics may affect SRI treatment response in OCD...
D-cycloserine does not enhance exposure-response prevention therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Departments of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Florida 32610, USA
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 22:230-7. 2007..As this study is the first to explore this question and a number of methodological issues must be considered when interpreting the findings, the conclusions that may be drawn from our results are limited...
Factor analytic study of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive ScaleEric A Storch
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesvile, FL 32610, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 34:312-9. 2005..These findings suggest that the CY-BOCS Total Score may represent an inaccurate assessment of symptom severity and supports the use of the revised Severity and Disturbance factors in assessing illness severity...
Further psychometric properties of the Tourette's Disorder Scale-Parent Rated version (TODS-PR)Eric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Box 100234, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 35:107-20. 2004..The TODS-PR Total Score and factors showed good convergent validity with other measures of symptomatology and impairment. These findings suggest that the TODS-PR is a reliable and valid parent-rating scale for assessing TD symptoms...
Associations between miscellaneous symptoms and symptom dimensions in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA
Anxiety Stress Coping 21:199-212. 2008..g., hierarchy development)...
Cognitive behavioral therapy plus motivational interviewing improves outcome for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary studyLisa J Merlo
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Cogn Behav Ther 39:24-7. 2010....
Associations between miscellaneous symptoms and symptom dimensions: an examination of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Behav Res Ther 45:2593-603. 2007..g., understanding which miscellaneous symptoms relate to certain dimensions) and treatment implications (e.g., hierarchy development)...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in Tourette syndromeWayne K Goodman
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Child Neurol 21:704-14. 2006....
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a non-randomized comparison of intensive and weekly approachesEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Anxiety Disord 22:1146-58. 2008..Since many people with OCD do not have access to trained CBT providers, intensive treatment may be a viable option in such cases...
Clinical predictors of early fluoxetine treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorderEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Depress Anxiety 23:429-33. 2006..Furthermore, findings suggest early predictors of patients with certain characteristics who may ultimately need adjunctive care to facilitate response...
Reliability and validity of the Child Behavior Checklist Obsessive-Compulsive ScaleEric A Storch
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32610, USA
J Anxiety Disord 20:473-85. 2006..Suggestions for cutoff scores are provided using results from ROC analyses. Overall, these findings suggest that the OCS-R is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of pediatric OCD...
A measure of functional impairment in youth with Tourette's syndromeEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Box 100234, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:950-9. 2007..The current study was undertaken to examine both tic-related impairment and impairment from other psychological problems in 59 youth (mean age 11.4 years, 69% male) with TS...
Further psychometric examination of the Tourette's Disorder ScalesEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 38:89-98. 2007..Excellent inter-rater agreement and convergent and divergent validity was found. These results provide further psychometric support for the TODS-PR and TODS-CR...
SSRI adverse events: how to monitor and manageTanya K Murphy
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Int Rev Psychiatry 20:203-8. 2008..With diligence to appropriate prescribing and monitoring, the benefits of therapy outweigh the potential of treatment related risk...
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale: the dimensional structure revisitedEric A Storch
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Depress Anxiety 22:28-35. 2005..Reliability and convergent validity of these factors were generally satisfactory, although divergent validity was not entirely supported. Implications of these findings on scoring the Y-BOCS are discussed...
Assessment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: a critical review of current methodologyLisa J Merlo
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 36:195-214. 2005..Finally, a critical review is offered of major trends in the assessment of pediatric OCD (e.g., diagnostic interviews, self-report and parent-report measures, and clinician-administered inventories)...
Factor-analytic study of the Yale Global Tic Severity ScaleEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Psychiatry Res 149:231-7. 2007..These findings support the use of the original scoring structure in assessing pediatric tic severity...
Current directions in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderAdam B Lewin
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Pediatr Ann 34:128-34. 2005..Additionally, intervention studies for children with significant comorbid psychopathology should be pursued...
Psychometric evaluation of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive ScaleEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Psychiatry Res 129:91-8. 2004..Findings suggest that the CY-BOCS is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of childhood obsessions and compulsions...
Risk of adverse behavioral effects with pediatric use of antidepressantsWayne K Goodman
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, McKnight Brain Institute, Room L4 100, P O Box 100256, Gainesville, FL 32610 0256, USA
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 191:87-96. 2007....
Evaluation of open-label topiramate for scar therapyNathan A Shapira
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and the Evelyn F and William McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Dermatol Online J 9:3. 2003..025). The data indicate that topiramate may be a safe and effective treatment for scar therapy...
Topiramate attenuates self-injurious behaviour in Prader-Willi SyndromeNathan A Shapira
Department of Psychiatry, Evelyn F and William L McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, Gainsville 32610 0256, USA
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 5:141-5. 2002....
Peer victimization and the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescenceEric A Storch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Depress Anxiety 21:41-4. 2005..This case illustrates how negative peer experiences may be related to the development and maintenance of OCD...
Detecting pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder and ticsTanya K Murphy
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0256, USA
Biol Psychiatry 55:61-8. 2004..03). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with marked obsessive-compulsive/tic symptom changes may be characterized by streptococcal titer elevations and exhibit evidence of seasonal tic exacerbations...
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of olanzapine addition in fluoxetine-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderNathan A Shapira
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0256, USA
Biol Psychiatry 55:553-5. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate no additional advantage of adding olanzapine for 6 weeks in OCD patients who have not had a satisfactory response to fluoxetine for 8 weeks, compared with extending the monotherapy trial...
Preclinical/Clinical evidence of central nervous system infectious etiology in PANDASTanya K Murphy
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, USA
Adv Neurol 99:148-58. 2006
Case series on the use of aripiprazole for Tourette syndromeTanya K Murphy
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 8:489-90. 2005
Avoiding deep brain stimulation failures in Tourette syndromeMichael S Okun
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 79:111-2. 2008
Priapism associated with oxcarbazepine, aripiprazole, and lithiumBrett Negin
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:1223-4. 2005
Cardiac involvement in children with PANDASAna R Segarra
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:603-4. 2008
[Autoimmunity in obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders]Tanya K Murphy
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 26:218-9. 2004
Research Grants
- NEUROIMMUNOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSTanya Murphy; Fiscal Year: 2005..This award, along with support from the University Florida Brain Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, will enable the candidate to build a strong foundation of research skills needed to become an independent investigator. ..
- Prospective Study of 'PANDAS'Tanya Murphy; Fiscal Year: 2006..The results will help determine if antimicrobial interventions are warranted in certain subtypes of pediatric OCD or TS. ..
