By Professor Valsamma Eapen

Journal articles

Robertson MM; Banerjee S; Eapen V; Fox-Hiley P, 2002, 'Obsessive compulsive behaviour and depressive symptoms in young people with Tourette syndrome: A controlled study', European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 11, pp. 261 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-002-0301-3

Eapen V; Lees AJ; Lakke JPWF; Trimble MR; Robertson MM, 2002, 'Adult-onset tic disorders', Movement Disorders, 17, pp. 735 - 740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.10180

Eapen V; Eapven V, 2002, 'Psychological coping in childhood cancer survivors', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, pp. 478 - 478, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000176378901542&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Eapen V; Laker M; Anfield A; Dobbs J; Robertson MM, 2001, 'Prevalence of tics and Tourette syndrome in an inpatient adult psychiatry setting', Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 26, pp. 417 - 420

Eapen V; Fox-Hiley P; Banerjee S; Robertson MM, 2001, 'Psychopathology in Tourette disorder: Part of the syndrome or comorbidity?', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 35, pp. A8 - A8, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000171409200031&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Eapen V; Swadi H; Sabri S; Abou-Saleh M, 2001, 'Childhood behavioural disturbance in a community sample in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates', Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 7, pp. 428 - 434

Mohammed NA; Eapen V; Bener A, 2001, 'Prevalence and correlates of childhood fears in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates', Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 7, pp. 422 - 427

Eapen V, 2001, 'Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A multidisciplinary approach, by Henryk Holowenko', Kingsley Publications, 24, pp. 37 - 37

Eapen V, 2001, 'Mental Health Screening of school children', Postgraduate Doctor, 24, pp. 35 - 37

Eapen V; Mohammed NA; Bener A, 2001, 'The prevalence and correlates of fear among adolescents in Al Ain,', Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 7, pp. 422 - 427

Eapen V; Jakka ME; Abou-Saleh MT, 2000, 'Child psychiatric disorders - A community sample', EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 15, pp. 319S - 319S, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(00)94407-9

Eapen V; Pauls D; Robertson MM, 2000, 'Complex segregation analysis of obsessive compulsive disorder -evidence for a major locus mode of transmission', American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 96, pp. 524

Swadi H; Eapen V, 2000, 'A controlled study of psychiatric morbidity among developmentally disabled children in the United Arab Emirates', Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 46, pp. 278 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/46.5.278

Eapen V; Robertson MM, 2000, 'Comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome: Therapeutic interventions', CNS Drugs, 13, pp. 173 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00023210-200013030-00004

Eapen V; Naqvi A; Al-Dhaheri AS, 2000, 'Cross-cultural validation of harter's self-perception profile for children in the United Arab Emirates', Annals of Saudi Medicine, 20, pp. 8 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2000.8

Mitchell PB; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Manji HK, 1999, 'Fifty years of treatments for bipolar disorder - A celebration of John Cede's discovery', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 33, pp. S5 - S6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0004867990250

Eapen V; Al-Gazali L; Bin-Othman S; Abou-Saleh M, 1999, 'Child psychiatric disorders in the United Arab Emirates: Functional status and implications for service provision', Primary Care Psychiatry, 5, pp. 25 - 29

Eapen V; Al-Gazali LI; Bin-Othman S; Abou-Saleh MT; El-Nasser KA; Ramzy R; Selwans SB; Skaik MB; Awad F; El-Faki MM; El-Habish HA; Hafez KM; Ibrahim FM; Todary S; Yaghi OY, 1999, 'School mental health screening: A model for developing countries', Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 45, pp. 53 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/45.1.53

Eapen V; Mpofu C; Revesz T; Daradkeh T, 1999, 'Self-perception profile in children with cancer: Self vs parent report', Psychological Reports, 84, pp. 427 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1999.84.2.427

Bu-Haroon A; Eapen V; Bener A, 1999, 'The prevalence of hyperactivity symptoms in the United Arab Emirates', Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 439 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/080394899427683

Eapen V; Ghubash R, 1999, 'Behavioural problems in school children in the United Arab Emirates: Cross-informant variance', Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 10, pp. 31 - 38

Eapen V; Revesz T; Mpofu T; Daradkeh T, 1999, 'Self-Perception profile in children’s adjustment to Leukemia', Psychological Reports, 84, pp. 427 - 432

, 1999, 'Should Van Gogh have received lithium? Some perspectives on creativity and bipolar disorder.', Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 33 Suppl, pp. S108, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10622185

Banerjee S; Mason A; Eapen V; Zeitlin H; Robertson M, 1998, ''Prevalence of Tourette syndrome is a mainstream school population' - Sube Banerjee replies', DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY, 40, pp. 847 - 848, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000077679300012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Green C, 1998, 'Book Reviews : Movement and Allied Disorders in Childhood, edited by Mary M. Robertson and Valsamma Eapen', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 12, pp. 88 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154596839801200208

Eapen V; Al-Gazali LI; Bin-Othman S; Pramathan T, 1998, 'Learning disorders in school-going children - Detection and diagnosis', Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 44, pp. 192 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/44.4.192

Eapen V; Al-Gazali L; Bin-Othman S; Abou-Saleh M, 1998, 'Mental health problems among schoolchildren in United Arab Emirates: Prevalence and risk factors', Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 37, pp. 880 - 886, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199808000-00019

Traverse L; Banerjee S; Mason A; Eapen V; Zeitlin H; Robertson M, 1998, 'Prevalence of Tourette syndrome in a mainstream school population [2]', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 40, pp. 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb12365.x

Mason A; Banerjee S; Eapen V; Zeitlin H; Robertson MM, 1998, 'The prevalence of Tourette syndrome in a mainstream school population', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 40, pp. 292 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb15379.x

Banerjee S; Mason A; Eapen V; Zeitlin H; Robertson M, 1998, 'Sube Bauerjee replies', Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 40, pp. 847 - 848, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb12366.x

Amin Y; Hamdi E; Eapen V, 1997, 'Mass hysteria in an Arab culture', International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 43, pp. 303 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002076409704300408

Eapen V; Champion L; Zeitlin H, 1997, 'Tourette syndrome, epilepsy, and emotional disorder, a case of triple comorbidity', PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, 81, pp. 1239 - 1242, http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1997.81.3f.1239

Eapen V; Robertson MM; Alsobrook JP; Pauls DL, 1997, 'Obsessive compulsive symptoms in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder: Differences by diagnosis and family history', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, 74, pp. 432 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970725)74:4<432::AID-AJMG15>3.0.CO;2-J

Moriarty J; Eapen V; Costa DC; Gacinovic S; Trimble M; Ell PJ; Robertson MM, 1997, 'HMPAO SPET does not distinguish obsessive-compulsive and tic syndromes in families multiply affected with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome', Psychological Medicine, 27, pp. 737 - 740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291796004072

John G; Eapen V; Shaw GK, 1997, 'Frontal glioma presenting as anxiety and obsessions: A case report', Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 96, pp. 194 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00266.x

Eapen V; Robertson MM; Zeitlin H; Kurlan R, 1997, 'Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome in special education schools: A United Kingdom study', Journal of Neurology, 244, pp. 378 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004150050105

Eapen V; O'Neill J; Gurling HMD; Robertson MM, 1997, 'Sex of parent transmission effect in Tourette's syndrome: Evidence for earlier age at onset in maternally transmitted cases suggests a genomic imprinting effect', Neurology, 48, pp. 934 - 937, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.48.4.934

Robertson MM; Eapen V, 1997, 'The national hospital interview schedule for the assessment of Gilles De La Tourette syndrome', International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 6, pp. 203 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1234-988x(199612)6:4<203::aid-mpr165>3.3.co;2-f

Eapen V; Champion L; Zeitlin H, 1997, 'Tourette syndrome, epilepsy, and emotional disorder, a case of triple comorbidity', Psychological Reports, 81, pp. 1239 - 1242, http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1997.81.3f.1239

Bayoumi RA; Al-Gazali LI; Jaffer U; Nur-E-Kamal MSA; Dawodu A; Bener A; Eapen V; Budowle B, 1997, 'United arab emirates population data on three DNA tetrameric short tandem repeat loci: HUMTHO1, TPOX and CSF1PO - derived using multiplex polymerase chain reaction and manual typing', Electrophoresis, 18, pp. 1637 - 1640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.1150180927

Eapen V, 1997, 'An epidemic of hysteria in an Arab population', International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 43, pp. 303 - 306

Eapen V; john G, 1997, 'Management of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder using the technique of debriefing', Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 8, pp. 22 - 30

Eapen V; Champion L; Zeitlin H, 1997, 'Tourette syndrome, epilepsy, and emotional disorder, a case of triple comorbidity.', Psychol Rep, 81, pp. 1239 - 1242, http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1997.81.3f.1239

Robertson MM; Scull DA; Eapen V; Trimble MR, 1996, 'Risperidone in the treatment of Tourette syndrome: A retrospective case note study', Journal of Psychopharmacology, 10, pp. 317 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026988119601000411

Eapen V; Robertson MM, 1996, 'Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: No evidence for a genetic relationship', Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology, 9, pp. 192 - 196

Eapen V; Trimble MR; Robertson MM, 1996, 'The use of fluoxetine in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive behaviours: Preliminary clinical experience', Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 20, pp. 737 - 743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0278-5846(96)00044-9

Eapen V; O'Neill J; Gurling H; Robertson MM, 1996, 'Sex of parent transmission effect in Tourette's Syndrome: Age at onset in maternally transmitted cases suggests a genomic imprinting effect', European Psychiatry, 11, pp. 386s - 386s, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0924-9338(96)89251-0

Robertson MM; Eapen V; Van de Wetering BJM, 1995, 'Suicide in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome: Report of two cases [6]', Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 56, pp. 378

Eapen V; Daradkeh T, 1995, 'Depressive symptoms in adolescents: Use of Self Rating Scale', Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 6, pp. 99 - 112

Eapen V; Robertson MM, 1995, 'Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in Malta: Psychopathology in a multiply affected pedigree', Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 6, pp. 113 - 118

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