2021
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Farhat LC, Vattimo EFQ, Ramakrishnan D, Levine JLS, Johnson JA, Artukoglu BB, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Asbahr FR, Cepeda SL, Comer JS, Fatori D, Franklin ME, Freeman JB, Geller DA, Grant PJ, Goodman WK, Heyman I, Ivarsson T, Lenhard F, Lewin AB, Li F, Merlo LJ, Mohsenabadi H, Peris TS, Piacentini J, Rosa-Alcázar AI, Rosa-Alcázar À, Rozenman M, Sapyta JJ, Serlachius E, Shabani MJ, Shavitt RG, Small BJ, Skarphedinsson G, Swedo SE, Thomsen PH, Turner C, Weidle B, Miguel EC, Storch EA, Mataix-Cols D, Bloch MH. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 61: 495-507. PMID: 34597773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderOptimal cutoffYale-Brown ObsessiveCY-BOCSClinical trialsSystematic reviewClinical Global Impression-ImprovementRandom-effects meta-analysis modelDiscriminative abilityStandardized operational definitionsMeta-analysis modelChildren's Yale-Brown ObsessiveDiagnostic test accuracyTreatment responseRemissionSeverity ScaleMeta-AnalysisYouden indexCompulsive ScaleTrialsDisorders
2018
Exploring Retrospective Biases in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: an Experience-Sampling Study
MacLaren Kelly J, Kertz S, Simpson R, Bloch M, Pittenger C. Exploring Retrospective Biases in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: an Experience-Sampling Study. Journal Of Technology In Behavioral Science 2018, 4: 297-302. DOI: 10.1007/s41347-018-0078-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderExperience-sampling methodRecall biasesRetrospective ratingsExperience Sampling StudyParticipants' retrospective ratingsSymptom severityOCD symptom severityYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScalePotential recall biasesObsessive Compulsive ScaleRetrospective biasesCompulsive disorderSymptom changeCompulsive ScaleRetrospective reportsCurrent studyBiasesDistressRecall biasRetrospective estimatesProgress monitoringFuture directionsRatingsSymptom assessment
2016
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Early Treatment Responses of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Clomipramine in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Varigonda AL, Jakubovski E, Bloch MH. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Early Treatment Responses of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Clomipramine in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 851-859.e2. PMID: 27663940, PMCID: PMC6944467, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.07.768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown ObsessiveReuptake inhibitorsTime courseEarly treatment responseTreatment effectsChildren's Yale-Brown ObsessiveSSRI agentsPlacebo groupSSRI treatmentAdult patientsTreatment responsePooled estimatesPharmacological responseHigh dosesMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewClomipramineSymptom dataMagnitude of responseMean differenceCompulsive Scale
2013
Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder
Kichuk SA, Torres AR, Fontenelle LF, Rosário MC, Shavitt RG, Miguel EC, Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2013, 44: 233-239. PMID: 23410525, PMCID: PMC3654083, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge of onsetClinical courseObsessive-compulsive disorderPrimary symptom dimensionsSymptom dimensionsPrimary OCD symptomsChi-square testEarly ageOCD symptom dimensionsYale-Brown ObsessiveAdult patientsComorbid ticsSignificant symptomsLarge cohortDifferent OCD symptom dimensionsHeterogeneous symptomsSymptomsCompulsive ScaleDimensional Yale-Brown ObsessiveAgeSignificant differencesOCD symptomsOnsetInconsistent results
2011
Dimensional correlates of poor insight in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Jakubovski E, Pittenger C, Torres AR, Fontenelle LF, do Rosario MC, Ferrão YA, de Mathis MA, Miguel EC, Bloch MH. Dimensional correlates of poor insight in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2011, 35: 1677-1681. PMID: 21640153, PMCID: PMC4048951, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPoor insightYale-Brown ObsessiveSymptom severityTreatment responseCompulsive ScaleAxis I DSMLevel of insightDetailed clinical assessmentCross-sectional studyTotal symptom severityStructured Clinical InterviewLarge clinical cohortOCD severityDimensional correlatesSocio-demographic questionnaireClinical variablesPharmacological trialsComorbid depressionBrazilian patientsClinical assessmentClinical cohortBrown AssessmentClinical InterviewPatients
2009
Dimensional predictors of response to SRI pharmacotherapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch MH, Kelmendi B, Wegner R, Nudel J, Dombrowski P, Pittenger C, Krystal JH, Goodman WK, Leckman JF, Coric V. Dimensional predictors of response to SRI pharmacotherapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2009, 121: 175-179. PMID: 19577308, PMCID: PMC3974618, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSRI responseSymptom dimensionsOpen-label continuation phaseClinical Global Improvement ScaleGlobal Improvement ScaleCentral serotonin systemInitial positive responseYale-Brown ObsessiveContinuation phaseMinor symptomsOrdinal logistic regressionClinical trialsSerotonin systemTreatment responseSame patientImprovement ScaleSRI treatmentPatientsSignificant associationLogistic regressionCompulsive ScaleOCD patientsOCD subjectsSymptoms