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
2006
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and Rheumatic Fever: A Family Study
Hounie A, Pauls D, do Rosario-Campos M, Mercadante M, Diniz J, De Mathis M, De Mathis M, Chacon P, Shavitt R, Curi M, Guilherme L, Miguel E. Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and Rheumatic Fever: A Family Study. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 266-272. PMID: 16616727, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBacterial ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChildData Interpretation, StatisticalFamilyFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalLogistic ModelsMaleObserver VariationObsessive-Compulsive DisorderOdds RatioPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRheumatic FeverRiskStreptococcal InfectionsStreptolysinsConceptsFirst-degree relativesRheumatic feverObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersSydenham's choreaFDRs of controlsStructured psychiatric interviewUnderlying etiologic mechanismsCase-control family studyFamily studiesControl first-degree relativesBest-estimate diagnosesHigh rateRF patientsCompulsive spectrum disordersOdds ratioMorbid riskEtiologic mechanismsPsychiatric interviewSpectrum disorderLogistic regressionProbandsFeverPatientsChoreaDiagnosis