A5022103821- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Sleep and related disorders
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
Jerusalem Mental Health Center
2021-2024
Bar-Ilan University
2020-2024
Stanford University
2017-2024
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2023
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2021
Hadassah
2020-2021
Palo Alto University
2020
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
2020
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2018-2020
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
2017-2020
Numerous studies have investigated response inhibition (RI) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with many reporting that OCD patients demonstrate deficits RI as compared to controls. However, reported effect sizes tend be modest and results been inconsistent, some finding intact OCD. To date, no study has examined the of medications on patients.We analyzed from a stop-signal task probe 65 (32 whom were medicated) 58 healthy controls (HCs).There was statistically significant difference...
Abstract Study Objectives While caregiver-reported sleep disturbances are common in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder ([‘), few studies have measured objective ASD compared to controls, their findings mixed. We investigated (1) differences architecture, specifically slow-wave (SWS) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, between typically developing controls (TD); (2) if any observed were associated core symptoms. Methods used ambulatory polysomnography (PSG) 53 participants...
Abstract Structural variation in the complement 4 gene ( C4 ) confers genetic risk for schizophrenia. The includes numbers of increased C4A copy number, which predicts mRNA expression. C4-anaphylatoxin (C4-ana) is a protein fragment released upon activation that has potential to change blood–brain barrier (BBB). We hypothesized elevated plasma levels C4-ana occur individuals with schizophrenia (iSCZ). Blood was collected from 15 iSCZ illness duration < 5 years and 14 healthy controls...
Objective: In recognition of the mixed associations between traditionally scored slow wave sleep and memory, we sought to explore relationships sleep, electroencephalographic (EEG) power spectra during overnight verbal memory retention in older adults. Design, Setting, Participants, Measurements: Participants were 101 adults without dementia (52% female, mean age 70.3 years). Delayed was first tested evening prior polysomnography (PSG). The following morning, subjects asked recall as many...
Objective This study aims to compare the reliability and acceptability of psychiatric interviews using telepsychiatry face-to-face modalities in emergency room setting.Methods In this prospective observational feasibility study, patients (n = 38) who presented rooms between April June 2020, went through videoconference a non-randomised varying order. Interviewers senior psychiatry resident observed both determined diagnosis, recommended disposition indication for involuntary admission....
Avoiding physical contact is regarded as one of the safest and most advisable strategies to follow reduce pathogen spread. The flip side this approach that a lack social interactions may negatively affect other dimensions health, like induction immunosuppressive anxiety depression or preventing importance with diversity microbes, which be necessary train our immune system maintain its normal levels activity. These in turn population's susceptibility infection incidence severe disease. We...
Poor sleep impedes children's cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial development. Pediatric dysregulation is common, children who live in communities of low socioeconomic status experience additional risk factors for short duration poor quality. School-based training mindfulness yoga-informed practices can improve behavior well-being, but effects on objectively measured are unknown.Effects a school-based health curriculum, which taught such as paced breathing, stress were examined 115 (49...
Hoarding disorder has significant health consequences, including the devastating threat of eviction. In this pilot study, critical time intervention (CTI), an evidence-based model case management shown to be effective for vulnerable populations, was adapted individuals with severe symptoms hoarding at risk eviction (CTI-HD). Of 14 adults who enrolled, 11 participants completed 9-month intervention. Completers reported a modest decrease in severity, suggesting that, while helpful, CTI-HD...
Studies have shown that alertness can affect inhibitory control, the mechanism responsible for stopping behaviors, thoughts, or emotions. Inhibitory control is particularly important helping individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) resisting their symptoms. Chronotype governing an individual's fluctuation of throughout day. Previous studies a 'morning' chronotype worse OCD symptoms in evening and vice versa. We administered novel 'symptom-provocation stop signal task' (SP-SST),...
Background Telepsychiatry is the use of virtual communication, such as a video link, to deliver mental health assessment, treatment, and follow-up. Previous studies have shown telepsychiatry be feasible, accurate compared with in-person practice, satisfying for psychiatrists patients. has also been associated reduced waiting times evaluation and, in some studies, lower admission rates. However, most previous focused on using community settings not involuntary admission. Objective The aim...