2020
Toward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative
Simpson H, van den Heuvel O, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Stein D, Lewis-Fernández R, Shavitt R, Lochner C, Pouwels P, Narayanawamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Hezel D, Vriend C, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, de Joode N, Costa D, de Mathis M, Sheshachala K, Narayan M, van Balkom A, Batelaan N, Venkataram S, Cherian A, Marincowitz C, Pannekoek N, Stovezky Y, Mare K, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Rao R, Katechis M, Van Meter P, Wall M. Toward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative. BMC Psychiatry 2020, 20: 68. PMID: 32059696, PMCID: PMC7023814, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-2439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCircuit abnormalitiesNew global initiativesBrain signaturesGlobal InitiativeHealthy control subjectsMedication-free adultsMultiple brain circuitsMedication-free subjectsBackgroundObsessive–compulsive disorderClinical profileClinical symptomsControl subjectsClinical evaluationHealthy controlsLeading causeGlobal disabilityLifetime prevalenceResonance imagingNeurocognitive assessmentBrain circuitsImaging signaturesFunctional connectivityBrain-behavior associationsDisease dimensions
2008
The Brazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: recruitment, assessment instruments, methods for the development of multicenter collaborative studies and preliminary results
Miguel E, Ferrão Y, do Rosário M, de Mathis M, Torres A, Fontenelle L, Hounie A, Shavitt R, Cordioli A, Gonzalez C, Petribú K, Diniz J, Malavazzi D, Torresan R, Raffin A, Meyer E, Braga D, Borcato S, Valério C, Gropo L, da Silva Prado H, Perin E, Santos S, Copque H, Borges M, Lopes A, da Silva E. The Brazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: recruitment, assessment instruments, methods for the development of multicenter collaborative studies and preliminary results. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2008, 30: 185-196. PMID: 18833417, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462008000300003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex differences in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study from Brazil
Torresan R, de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira A, de Mathis M, Diniz J, Ferrão Y, Miguel E, Torres A. Sex differences in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study from Brazil. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2008, 50: 63-69. PMID: 19059516, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsBeck DepressionYale Global Tic Severity ScaleComorbid simple phobiasFemale Brazilian patientsStructured Clinical InterviewPrivate practice clinicTic Severity ScaleAnxiety InventoryComorbid tic disordersEfficacious treatment approachGlobal symptom severityPosttraumatic stress disorderSex-related differencesYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical characteristicsClinical featuresMean agePsychiatric comorbiditySymptom interferencePractice clinicsTic disordersBrazilian patientsFamily history
1997
CURRENT CONTROVERSIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN BASAL GANGLIA RESEARCH Integrating Basic Neuroscience and Clinical Investigation
Garcia-Cairasco N, Miguel E, Rauch S, Leckman J. CURRENT CONTROVERSIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN BASAL GANGLIA RESEARCH Integrating Basic Neuroscience and Clinical Investigation. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 1997, 20: 945-962. PMID: 9443359, DOI: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70354-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasal Ganglia DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalForecastingHumansNeurosciencesResearch Design