Publications

The following selected publications are intended primarily for information of the patients of MDCO, their relatives and our research subjects. These provide examples of:

1. the findings of our recent research

2. clinical information that may help patients understand our treatment recommendations and make their treatment decisions.

In addition, these publications may serve as information for other consumers and health care professionals.

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  1. Psychiatric Symptoms and Syndromes Among Adolescent Children of Parents With Lithium-Responsive or Lithium-Nonresponsive Bipolar Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry (March 1998)
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  2. Psychiatric Symptoms and Syndromes Among Adolescent Children of Parents With Lithium-Responsive or Lithium-Nonresponsive Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (2002)
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  3. MMPI as a measure of subthreshold and residual psychopathology among the offspring of lithium responsive and non-responsive bipolar parents. Bipolar Disorders (2004)
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  4. Temperament, life events, and psychopathology among the offspring of bipolar parents. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry(2006)
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  5. A Consecutive Series of Treated Affected Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder: Is Response Associated With the Clinical Profile? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (June 2007)
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  6. Does Bipolar Disorder Exist in Children? A Selected Review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (July 2007)
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  7. The early manifestations of bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective study of offspring of bipolar parents. Bipolar Disorders (2007)
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  8. Lithium in Neuropsychiatry: the Comprehensive Guide.
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  9. Lithium in Bipolar Disorder. From the book "Handbook of Bipolar Disorder", Section IV, Chapter 19.
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  10. Selecting Effective Long-Term Treatment for Bipolar Patients: Monotherapy and Combinations.
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  11. Long-Term Effectiveness of Lithium in Bipolar Disorder: A Multicenter Investigation of Patients With Typical and Atypical Features. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (2008)
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  12. Early Course of Bipolar Disorder in High-Risk Offspring: Prospective Study. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009)
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  13. Early Stages in the Development of Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Affective
    Disorders (2009)
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  14. Neurocognitive Functioning in the Early Stages of Bipolar Disorder: Visual Backward Masking Performance in High Risk Subjects. European Archives of Psychiatry: Clinical Neuroscience (2009)
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  15. Diagnosing Bipolar Disorders: Recent Challenges from the Studies of Offspring. Special Issue of Psychiatrie celebrating Prof. Cyril Hoeschl’s 60th Birthday (2009)
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  16. Improving Outcome by Selecting Effective Long-Term Treatment.
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  17. Lithium Response Across Generations. ACTA Psychiatrica Scandinavica (2009)
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  18. A Critical Appraisal of Lithium's Efficacy and Effectiveness: The Last 60 Years. Bipolar Disorders (2009)
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  19. Maintenance Treatment of Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: Open Study of the
    Effectiveness and Tolerability of Quetiapine.
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  20. The early course of bipolar disorder in youth at familial risk. J Can Acad Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2009)
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  21. The early stages of bipolar disorder and recent developments in understanding of its neurobiology. Future Neurology (2010)
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  22. Resolving the discrepancy in childhood bipolar high-risk study findings. American Journal of Psychiatry (2010)
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  23. The early natural history of bipolar disorder: What we have learned from longitudinal high-risk research. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (2010)
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  24. From predisposition to illness: Genetically sensitive intermediate pathways to mood disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry (2010)
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  25. The Early Natural History of Bipolar Disorder. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
    (August 2010)
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  26. The Relationship Between Substance Use Disorders and the Early Stages of Bipolar Disorder. A poster presented at AACAP’s 57th Annual Meeting in New York (October 2010).
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  27. Investigating Children at High Risk for Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders: Findings and Implications. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (2010)
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