2012
Sensory phenomena associated with repetitive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An exploratory study of 1001 patients
Ferrão Y, Shavitt R, Prado H, Fontenelle L, Malavazzi D, de Mathis M, Hounie A, Miguel E, do Rosário M. Sensory phenomena associated with repetitive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An exploratory study of 1001 patients. Psychiatry Research 2012, 197: 253-258. PMID: 22361443, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSensory phenomenaOCD patientsConsecutive OCD patientsPresence/severityLogistic regression analysisFrequency/severityClinical characteristicsTic disordersFamily historyRepetitive behaviorsPatientsTourette syndromeGreater severityPsychopathological aspectsLevel of insightSeverityDisordersSymptom dimensionsRegression analysisFurther investigationSubstantial numberOC symptomsSymmetry/
2007
Level of Insight and Clinical Features of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with and Without Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Nakata A, Diniz J, Torres A, de Mathis M, Fossaluza V, Bragancas C, Ferrão Y, Miguel E. Level of Insight and Clinical Features of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with and Without Body Dysmorphic Disorder. CNS Spectrums 2007, 12: 295-303. PMID: 17426667, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900021052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody dysmorphic disorderClinical featuresObsessive-compulsive symptomsOCD patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderLevel of insightDysmorphic disorderPsychiatric comorbid disordersFourth Edition criteriaStructured Clinical InterviewComorbid body dysmorphic disorderLow educational levelEducational levelYale-Brown ObsessiveHigh morbidityPsychiatric comorbidityPossible confoundersEdition criteriaStudy groupComorbid disordersBrown AssessmentClinical InterviewPatientsBeck DepressionMental disorders