2016
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Braga D, Abramovitch A, Fontenelle L, Ferrão Y, Gomes J, Vivan A, Ecker K, Bortoncello C, Mittelman A, Miguel E, Trentini C, Cordioli A. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2016, 33: 848-861. PMID: 27100799, DOI: 10.1002/da.22509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral group therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderBehavioral group therapyNeuropsychological test performanceTest performanceNeuropsychological domainsCBGT groupGroup therapyOCD patientsNeuropsychological outcome measuresNeuropsychological predictorsNeuropsychological functioningNeuropsychological measuresOCD symptomsNeurocognitive functionDepression symptomsTreatment respondersTreatment responseParticipantsAvailable researchInconsistent resultsDisordersPredictorsAnxietyMeasures
2015
Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients
Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Taub A, Gentil A, Cesar R, Joaquim M, D'Alcante C, McLaughlin N, Canteras M, Shavitt R, Savage C, Greenberg B, Norén G, Miguel E, Lopes A. Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 40: 1837-1845. PMID: 25645373, PMCID: PMC4839507, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsOCD patientsVisuospatial memory performanceComprehensive neuropsychological evaluationObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder patientsCognitive flexibilityNeuropsychological domainsMemory performanceVisuospatial learningNeuropsychological functioningVisuospatial perceptionIntellectual functioningInhibitory controlRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCD patientsMemory improvementGamma ventral capsulotomyMotor functioningNeuropsychological evaluationNeuropsychological outcomesEffects of GVCMotor performanceFunctioning