2020
Testing the Stability and Validity of an Executive Dysfunction Classification Using Task-Based Assessment in Children and Adolescents
Manfro A, Pine D, Polanczyk G, Santoro M, Smoller J, Koenen K, Mari J, Pan P, Zugman A, Schäfer J, Belangero S, Gosmann N, Simioni A, Hoexter M, Miguel E, Gadelha A, Rohde L, Salum G. Testing the Stability and Validity of an Executive Dysfunction Classification Using Task-Based Assessment in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 60: 1501-1512. PMID: 33346031, PMCID: PMC10259767, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic risk scoresPsychiatric diagnosisExecutive functionHigher schizophrenia polygenic risk scoresExecutive dysfunctionHigh Risk Cohort StudySmaller intracranial volumeHigher attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSchizophrenia polygenic risk scoresCortical surface areaDichotomized ageCohort studyFunctional impairmentRisk scoreDomains of psychopathologyBrain regionsIntracranial volumeRelevant outcomesBrain structuresHyperactivity disorderCognitive tasksLatent class analysisLower chanceDiagnosis
2017
The Child Behavior Checklist—Obsessive-Compulsive Subscale Detects Severe Psychopathology and Behavioral Problems Among School-Aged Children
Saad LO, do Rosario MC, Cesar RC, Batistuzzo MC, Hoexter MQ, Manfro GG, Shavitt RG, Leckman JF, Miguel EC, Alvarenga PG. The Child Behavior Checklist—Obsessive-Compulsive Subscale Detects Severe Psychopathology and Behavioral Problems Among School-Aged Children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2017, 27: 342-348. PMID: 28151703, PMCID: PMC5439443, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2016.0125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive symptomsPsychiatric comorbidityPredictive valueBehavioral problemsDSM-IV psychiatric diagnosesPresence of OCSGroup of patientsHigh-risk cohortSignificant obsessive-compulsive symptomsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueHigh rateSeverity of OCSRisk cohortSchool-Aged ChildrenDepressive disorderFunctional impairmentPsychiatric diagnosisChild Behavior ChecklistComorbiditiesSevere psychopathologyBeing AssessmentScreening toolPediatric OCDAnxiety disorders