Publications

  1. Hecker JC, Nakonezny PA, Bakir CN, Azamet I, Romanowicz M, Shekunov J, Vande Voort JL, Lujan JL, Croarkin PE. An examination of anhedonia as a predictor of response with transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for youth with depression. J Mood Anxiety Disord. 2025 Dec; 12:100147 Epub 2025 Sept 03
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  2. Romanowicz M, Saliba MT, Wilton AR, Garzon Hincapie JF, Croarkin KS, Saliba CT, LeMahieu A, Drapeau N, Schlichting B, Skime M, Bobo WV, Vande Voort JL, Shekunov J, Croarkin PE, Athreya AP. Feasibility of Digital Augmentation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 1; 8 (12):e2548869 Epub 2025 Dec 01
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  3. Buyuktaskin D, Lewis CP, Nakonezny PA, Delaney K, Sangster-Carrasco L, Romanowicz M, Shekunov J, Zaccariello MJ, Vande Voort JL, Croarkin PE. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation frequency effects on suicidal ideation in adolescents with major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord. 2025 Aug 15; 383:101-107 Epub 2025 Apr 23
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  4. Delaney K, Nakonezny PA, Buyuktaskin D, Carrasco LS, Athreya AP, Romanowicz M, Shekunov J, Vande Voort JL, Croarkin PE. Trajectories of Irritability Improvement in Depressed Adolescents Treated With 1 Hz and 10 Hz Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. J Clin Psychiatry. 2025 Apr 9; 86 (2) Epub 2025 Apr 09
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  5. Rahmani M, Scherer B, Yang Z, Shekunov J, Houston LJ. Best Practices for Completing the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Accreditation Data System Update. Acad Psychiatry 2025 Apr; 49 (2):169-174 Epub 2025 Feb 28
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  6. Lewis CP, Nakonezny PA, Sonmez AI, Ozger C, Garzon JF, Camsari DD, Yuruk D, Romanowicz M, Shekunov J, Zaccariello MJ, Vande Voort JL, Croarkin PE. A Dose-Finding, Biomarker Validation, and Effectiveness Study of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adolescents With Depression. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Sep 6 Epub 2024 Sept 06
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  7. Nooraeen S, Croarkin PE, Geske JR, Shekunov J, Orth SS, Romanowicz M, Frye MA, Vande Voort JL. High Probability of Gene-Drug Interactions Associated with Medication Side Effects in Adolescent Depression: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Pharmacogenetic Testing. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2024 Feb; 34 (1):28-33
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  8. Shekunov J, Swintak C, Somers K, Kolla BB, Ruble A, Bhatt-Mackin S, Topor D, Murray A, Romanowicz M. The Virtual Couch: a Curriculum on the Question of the Fundamentals of Remote Psychotherapy-Pilot Study. Acad Psychiatry. 2024 Feb; 48 (1):52-56 Epub 2023 June 26
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  9. Pease E, Shekunov J, Savitz ST, Golebiowski R, Dang V, Arbon J, Pines A, Lloyd R, Baughn J, Romanowicz M. Association between early childhood sleep difficulties and subsequent psychiatric illness. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 Dec 1; 19 (12):2059-2063
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  10. Romanowicz M, Croarkin KS, Elmaghraby R, Skime M, Croarkin PE, Vande Voort JL, Shekunov J, Athreya AP. Machine Learning Identifies Smartwatch-Based Physiological Biomarker for Predicting Disruptive Behavior in Children: A Feasibility Study. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2023 Nov; 33 (9):387-392
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  11. Doruk Camsari D, Lewis CP, Sonmez AI, Ozger C, Fatih P, Yuruk D, Shekunov J, Vande Voort JL, Croarkin PE. Event-Related Potential Markers of Suicidality in Adolescents. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2023 Aug 29; 26 (8):566-575
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  12. Saliba M, Drapeau N, Skime M, Hu X, Accardi CJ, Athreya AP, Kolacz J, Shekunov J, Jones DP, Croarkin PE, Romanowicz M. PISTACHIo (PreemptIon of diSrupTive behAvior in CHIldren): real-time monitoring of sleep and behavior of children 3-7 years old receiving parent-child interaction therapy augment with artificial intelligence - the study protocol, pilot study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2023 Feb 9; 9 (1):23 Epub 2023 Feb 09
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  13. Yuruk D, Ozger C, Garzon JF, Leffler JM, Shekunov J, Vande Voort JL, Zaccariello MJ, Nakonezny PA, Croarkin PE. Sequential bilateral accelerated theta burst stimulation in adolescents with suicidal ideation associated with major depressive disorder: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2023; 18 (4):e0280010 Epub 2023 Apr 13
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  14. Athreya AP, Vande Voort JL, Shekunov J, Rackley SJ, Leffler JM, McKean AJ, Romanowicz M, Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Mayes T, Trivedi M, Wang L, Weinshilboum RM, Bobo WV, Croarkin PE. Evidence for machine learning guided early prediction of acute outcomes in the treatment of depressed children and adolescents with antidepressants. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2022 Nov; 63 (11):1347-1358 Epub 2022 Mar 15
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  15. Elmaghraby R, Sun Q, Ozger C, Shekunov J, Romanowicz M, Croarkin PE. A Systematic Review of the Safety and Tolerability of Theta Burst Stimulation in Children and Adolescents. Neuromodulation. 2022 Jun; 25 (4):494-503 Epub 2022 Feb 02
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  16. Mishra S, Shekunov J, Derscheid DJ, Canterbury EA, Leung JG. Delayed Signs and Symptoms of Extended Release Guanfacine Overdose in Two Adolescent Patients: Implications of Monitoring on the Psychiatry Unit. Case Rep Psychiatry. 2022; 2022:2149301 Epub 2022 Mar 25
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  17. Vande Voort JL, Orth SS, Shekunov J, Romanowicz M, Geske JR, Ward JA, Leibman NI, Frye MA, Croarkin PE. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Combinatorial Pharmacogenetics Testing in Adolescent Depression. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Jan; 61 (1):46-55 Epub 2021 June 05
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  18. Gandhi KD, Romanowicz M, Croarkin PE, Thapa P, Limbeck M, Desai J, Benarroch AJM, Shekunov J. Childhood psychiatric outcomes in the context of suspected neglect and abuse reports related and unrelated to parental substance use. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Dec; 122:105344 Epub 2021 Sept 29
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  19. Sonmez AI, Lewis CP, Port JD, Athreya AP, Choi DS, Zaccariello MJ, Shekunov J, Blacker CJ, Croarkin PE. A pilot spectroscopy study of adversity in adolescents. Biomark Neuropsychiatry. 2021 Dec; 5 Epub 2021 Oct 02
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  20. Wang C, Hu Y, Nakonezny PA, Melo V, Ale C, Athreya AP, Shekunov J, Lynch R, Croarkin PE, Romanowicz M. A Retrospective Examination of the Impact of Pharmacotherapy on Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2021 Dec; 31 (10):685-691 Epub 2021 July 28
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  21. Shekunov J, Lewis CP, Vande Voort JL, Bostwick JM, Romanowicz M. Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, Disposition, and Acute Care of Children and Adolescents Treated for Acetaminophen Toxicity. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Jul 1; 72 (7):758-765 Epub 2021 Apr 23
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  22. Gandhi KD, Schak KM, Vande JL, Shekunov J, Lynch BA, Rummans TA, Geske JR, Pease ER, Limbeck MG, Desai J, Croarkin PE, Romanowicz M. The Negative Impact of Maternal Perinatal Opioid Use on Neonatal Outcomes. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2021 Jun 10; 23 (3) Epub 2021 June 10
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  23. Elmaghraby R, Sun Q, Ozger C, Shekunov J, Romanowicz M, Croarkin PE. A Systematic Review of the Safety and Tolerability of Theta Burst Stimulation in Children and Adolescents. Neuromodulation. 2021 May 26 [Epub ahead of print]
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  24. Sonmez AI, Lewis CP, Athreya AP, Shekunov J, Croarkin PE. Preliminary Evidence for Anhedonia as a Marker of Sexual Trauma in Female Adolescents. Adolesc Health Med Ther. 2021; 12:67-75 Epub 2021 June 14
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  25. Shekunov J, Blacker CJ, Vande Voort JL, Tillema JM, Croarkin PE, Romanowicz M. Immune mediated pediatric encephalitis - need for comprehensive evaluation and consensus guidelines. BMC Neurol. 2020 Feb 3; 20 (1):44 Epub 2020 Feb 03
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  26. Bieber ED, Edelsohn GA, McGee ME, Shekunov J, Romanowicz M, Vande Voort JL, McKean AJS. The Role of Parental Capacity for Medical Decision-Making in Medical Ethics and the Care of Psychiatrically Ill Youth: Case Report. Front Psychiatry. 2020; 11:559263 Epub 2020 Oct 23
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  27. Betcher HK, Vande Voort JL, Croarkin PE, Gandhi KD, Shekunov J, Larrabee BR, Limbeck MG, Rummans TA, Romanowicz M. Effects of Parental Opioid Use: Outcomes of Children of Parents in Medication-Assisted Treatment Compared to Healthy Controls. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2019 Aug 15; 21 (4)
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  28. Romanowicz M, Vande Voort JL, Shekunov J, Oesterle TS, Thusius NJ, Rummans TA, Croarkin PE, Karpyak VM, Lynch BA, Schak KM. The effects of parental opioid use on the parent-child relationship and children's developmental and behavioral outcomes: a systematic review of published reports. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2019; 13:5 Epub 2019 Jan 12
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  29. Shafi RMA, Bieber ED, Shekunov J, Croarkin PE, Romanowicz M. Evidence Based Dyadic Therapies for 0- to 5-Year-Old Children With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties. Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10:677 Epub 2019 Sept 18
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  30. Balzekas I, Lewis CP, Shekunov J, Port JD, Worrell GA, Joon Jo H, Croarkin PE. A pilot study of GABAB correlates with resting-state functional connectivity in five depressed female adolescents. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2018 Sep 30; 279:60-63 Epub 2018 May 31
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  31. Shekunov J, Wozniak J, Conroy K, Pinsky E, Fitzgerald M, de Leon MF, Belser A, Biederman J, Joshi G. Prescribing Patterns in a Psychiatrically Referred Sample of Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2017 Nov/Dec; 78 (9):e1276-e1283
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  32. Shekunov J. Immigration and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders: A Review of Existing Literature The American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal.2016;11:(2):3-5.
  33. Schonfeld DJ, Shekunov J, Jellinek M, Stein MT. A 9-Year-Old Girl Discovers That Her Mother Was Murdered. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2016 Feb-Mar; 37(2):172-4. Epub 1900 Jan 01.
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  34. Shekunov J, Geske JR, Bostwick JM. Inpatient medical-surgical suicidal behavior: a 12-year case-control study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2013 Jul-Aug; 35(4):423-6. Epub 2013 Apr 15.
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  35. Shekunov J, de Groen PC, Lindor NM, Klee GG, Aleff RA, Wieben ED, Mohney BG. Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome in two large multigenerational American families. J AAPOS. 2011 Aug; 15: (4)356-61.
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  36. Shekunov J, Griepentrog GJ, Diehl NN, Mohney BG. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of congenital dacryocystocele. J AAPOS. 2010 Oct; 14 (5):417-20
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