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
2004
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with panic disorder
Torres A, Dedomenico A, Crepaldi A, Miguel E. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with panic disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2004, 45: 219-224. PMID: 15124153, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubclinical obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPanic disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsOnset of PDUniversity hospital clinicDSM-IV criteriaHospital clinicMild obsessive-compulsive symptomsMain complaintComorbidity studiesPD casesTherapeutic implicationsPatientsPresence of obsessionsYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale checklistSymptomsPanic symptomsImportant associationCompulsive Scale checklistDisordersConsiderable overlapCurrent studyClinicPrevalence