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| Linmarie SikichSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina Country: USA Publications
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A pilot study of risperidone, olanzapine, and haloperidol in psychotic youth: a double-blind, randomized, 8-week trialLinmarie Sikich
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Neuropsychopharmacology 29:133-45. 2004..However, youth treated with risperidone and olanzapine experienced weight gain and extrapyramidal effects that appear more prevalent and severe than reported in adults...
Double-blind comparison of first- and second-generation antipsychotics in early-onset schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorder: findings from the treatment of early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders (TEOSS) studyLinmarie Sikich
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Am J Psychiatry 165:1420-31. 2008....
Efficacy of atypical antipsychotics in early-onset schizophrenia and other psychotic disordersLinmarie Sikich
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 69:21-5. 2008..Over the past 5 years, several studies have been initiated to address these questions. The results of the studies completed to date are reviewed...
Neurocognition in early-onset schizophrenia and schizoaffective disordersStephen R Hooper
The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7255, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 49:52-60. 2010....
Brain volumes in psychotic youth with schizophrenia and mood disordersMohamed El-Sayed
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
J Psychiatry Neurosci 35:229-36. 2010..We sought to test the hypothesis that deficits in grey matter volume are characteristic of psychotic youth with early-onset schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (EOSS) but not of psychotic youth with early-onset mood disorders (EOMD)...
Mapping social target detection with functional magnetic resonance imagingGabriel S Dichter
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 4:59-69. 2009..Clinical cognitive neuroscience research of disorders characterized by cognitive dysfunction and impaired social processing would benefit from the use of tasks that evaluate the combined effects of deficits in these two domains...
Functional neuroimaging of treatment effects in psychiatry: methodological challenges and recommendationsGabriel S Dichter
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7255, USA
Int J Neurosci 122:483-93. 2012..We review these methodological considerations and provide recommendations for best practices for each of these topics...
A pilot of a video game (DDR) to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary screen timeAnn E Maloney
Department of Psychiatry, Center for Psychiatric Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:2074-80. 2008..We examined the feasibility of Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), a dance video game, in participants' homes, to increase physical activity (PA) and to decrease sedentary screen time (SST)...
fMRI tracks reductions in repetitive behaviors in autism: two case studiesGabriel S Dichter
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 3366, USA
Neurocase 16:307-16. 2010..These findings suggest that fMRI may elucidate potential mechanisms of action of targeted autism interventions...
Early pharmacological treatment of autism: a rationale for developmental treatmentTerrence C Bethea
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Biol Psychiatry 61:521-37. 2007..Finally, we discuss the importance of exploring early pharmacologic interventions within multiple experimental settings in order to develop effective treatments as quickly as possible while minimizing risks...
Treatment of early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders (TEOSS): rationale, design, and methodsJon McClellan
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:969-78. 2007..The rationale, design, and methods of the Treatment of Early Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Study are described...
Efficacy and tolerability of second-generation antipsychotics in children and adolescents with schizophreniaSanjiv Kumra
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Schizophr Bull 34:60-71. 2008..Such a substantial risk points to the urgent need to develop therapeutic strategies to prevent and/or mitigate weight gain and diabetes early in the course of treatment in this population...
Treatment of early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders (TEOSS): demographic and clinical characteristicsJean A Frazier
Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:979-88. 2007..We examined baseline demographic and clinical profiles of youths enrolled from 2001 to 2006 in the publicly funded multicenter, randomized controlled trial Treatment of Early-Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders...
Rare structural variants disrupt multiple genes in neurodevelopmental pathways in schizophreniaTom Walsh
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Science 320:539-43. 2008..These results suggest that multiple, individually rare mutations altering genes in neurodevelopmental pathways contribute to schizophrenia...
Research Grants
- 2/3-Improving Metabolic Parameters of Antipsychotic Child TreatmentLinmarie Sikich; Fiscal Year: 2010..The results of this project will inform future treatment for children and adolescents with major psychiatric disorders. The results are also likely to lead to treatments that improve their health and longevity. ..
