2013
Can early improvement be an indicator of treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder? Implications for early-treatment decision-making
da Conceição Costa D, Shavitt R, Cesar R, Joaquim M, Borcato S, Valério C, Miguel E, Diniz J. Can early improvement be an indicator of treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder? Implications for early-treatment decision-making. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2013, 47: 1700-1707. PMID: 23948637, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline Y-BOCS scoresSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEarly improvementTreatment responseY-BOCS scoresBaseline Yale-Brown ObsessiveLogistic regressionAdequate pharmacological treatmentPotential predictive factorsWeeks of treatmentGreater reductionObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsStepwise logistic regressionWarrants further investigationYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical featuresReuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentPredictive factorsMajor depressionDisorder patientsOCD treatment responseCompulsive ScaleWeeks
2009
The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder on the treatment response of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Shavitt R, Valério C, Fossaluza V, da Silva E, Cordeiro Q, Diniz J, Belotto-Silva C, Cordioli A, Mari J, Miguel E. The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder on the treatment response of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 2009, 260: 91-99. PMID: 20077119, DOI: 10.1007/s00406-009-0015-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAnxietyDepressionDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsStatistics, NonparametricStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeConceptsHistory of traumaPost-traumatic stress disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseHT groupBeck Depression InventoryPTSD groupBeck Anxiety InventorySpecific OCD symptom dimensionsConventional treatmentOCD symptom dimensionsOCD patientsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsStress disorderFull DSM-IV criteriaFirst-line treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsCase series studyPoor treatment responseResistant OCD patientsSymptom dimensionsGreater treatment responseDSM-IV criteriaGreater reductionGroup cognitive behavioral therapy