2016
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
2011
Group cognitive-behavioral therapy versus selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A practical clinical trial
Belotto-Silva C, Diniz J, Malavazzi D, Valério C, Fossaluza V, Borcato S, Seixas A, Morelli D, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Group cognitive-behavioral therapy versus selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A practical clinical trial. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2011, 26: 25-31. PMID: 21907540, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyY-BOCS scoresPsychiatric comorbidityCognitive behavioral therapySSRI groupMean Y-BOCS scoreSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsBaseline Y-BOCS scoresY-BOCS reductionSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsMore psychiatric comorbiditiesPractical clinical trialsReal-world populationObsessive-compulsive disorder outpatientsBroad inclusion criteriaAdditional psychiatric comorbidityReuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical effectivenessClinical trialsMajor depressionCGI ratingsInclusion criteriaComorbiditiesWorse response