Prevalence and correlates of electroconvulsive therapy delivery in 1001 obsessive-compulsive disorder outpatients
dos Santos-Ribeiro S, Lins-Martins N, Frydman I, do Rosário M, Ferrão Y, Shavitt R, Yücel M, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. Prevalence and correlates of electroconvulsive therapy delivery in 1001 obsessive-compulsive disorder outpatients. Psychiatry Research 2016, 239: 145-148. PMID: 27137976, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD patientsHigher global severitySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorder outpatientsContamination/washing symptomsRates of psychosisDifferent specialized centersAdequate trialReuptake inhibitorsSpecialized centersGlobal severityGreater suicidalityDisorder outpatientsTherapy deliveryTerms of responseAssessment BatteryPatientsOCD symptomsSymptomsWashing symptomsAntipsychoticsOutpatientsTherapy