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
2009
Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever
de Alvarenga P, Floresi A, Torres A, Hounie A, Fossaluza V, Gentil A, Pereira C, Miguel E. Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever. General Hospital Psychiatry 2009, 31: 178-180. PMID: 19269540, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic feverObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersHigh prevalencePrevious historyPsychiatric outpatientsAnalytical cross-sectional studyConsecutive psychiatric outpatientsCross-sectional studySubclinical obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPositive historySpectrum disorderPsychiatric diagnosisMental disordersRelated disordersSenior psychiatristsObsessive-compulsive symptomsStatistical ManualDisordersPrevalencePrivate practiceFeverOutpatientsFourth EditionSuch history
1995
Phenomenology of intentional repetitive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's disorder.
Miguel E, Coffey B, Baer L, Savage C, Rauch S, Jenike M. Phenomenology of intentional repetitive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 1995, 56: 246-55. PMID: 7775367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRepetitive behaviorsOCD patientsCognitive phenomenaSensory phenomenaAutonomic anxietyComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderTourette's disorderAffective experienceSuch sensationsTourette's subjectsAnxietyCognitionOCD outpatientsStructured interviewsTourette patientsDisordersSuch symptomsTouretteBehaviorRecent evidenceOutpatientsSubjectsInterviewsPhenomenology