2021
The impact of generalized anxiety disorder in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients.
Sharma P, Rosário M, Ferrão Y, Albertella L, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. The impact of generalized anxiety disorder in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Psychiatry Research 2021, 300: 113898. PMID: 33812219, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderComorbid generalized anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersOnset of OCDType II bipolar disorderDiagnosis of GADTreatment of OCDObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsSevere anxiety symptomsMann-Whitney U testChi-square testPrevalent comorbiditiesClinical profileClinical severityMood disordersDisorder patientsComorbid anxietyPanic disorderBipolar disorderAvoidant behaviorComorbiditiesGreater suicidalityLogistic regressionU test
2019
Transcranial direct current stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: patient selection and perspectives
da Silva R, Brunoni A, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Transcranial direct current stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: patient selection and perspectives. Neuropsychiatric Disease And Treatment 2019, 15: 2663-2669. PMID: 31571882, PMCID: PMC6754675, DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s184839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscranial direct current stimulationDirect current stimulationSevere obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderCurrent stimulationPrevious conventional treatmentSafe tolerability profileFirst treatment optionImprovement of OCDModalities of treatmentNon-invasive neuromodulation techniqueAlternative treatment modalityPubMed/MEDLINETime of assessmentTolerability profileClinical characteristicsClinical presentationPatient selectionPsychiatric comorbidityPharmacological treatmentTreatment optionsTreatment modalitiesClinical severityNeuromodulation techniquesConventional treatment