2022
Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bertolín S, Alonso P, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Menchón J, Jimenez-Murcia S, Baker J, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Boedhoe P, Brennan B, Feusner J, Fitzgerald K, Fontaine M, Hansen B, Hirano Y, Hoexter M, Huyser C, Jahanshad N, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kuno M, Kvale G, Lazaro L, Machado-Sousa M, Marsh R, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Norman L, Nurmi E, O’Neill J, Ortiz A, Perriello C, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Shavitt R, Shimizu E, Simpson H, Stewart S, Thomopoulos S, Thorsen A, Walitza S, Wolters L, Group E, Real E, Segalas C, Morer A, Brem S, Ferreira S, Moreira P, Hagen K, Hamatani S, Takahashi J, Yoshida T, de Mathis M, Miguel E, Pariente J, Tang J, Thompson P, van den Heuvel O, Stein D, Soriano-Mas C. Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 403-414. PMID: 36526161, PMCID: PMC10065927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderCBT responseCortical thicknessMagnetic Resonance Imaging PredictorsBaseline cortical thicknessPrefrontal cortex thicknessFirst-line treatmentRostral middle frontal gyrusPrefrontal cortical thicknessIdentification of predictorsHigher cortical thicknessMiddle frontal gyrusRight prefrontal cortexCortical surface areaMechanism of actionAdult patientsImaging predictorsPrefrontal cortex regionsClinical managementLarge seriesSubcortical volumesAdult populationFrontal polePrefrontal cortexWorld Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders
Bandelow B, Allgulander C, Baldwin D, da Conceição Costa D, Denys D, Dilbaz N, Domschke K, Eriksson E, Fineberg N, Hättenschwiler J, Hollander E, Kaiya H, Karavaeva T, Kasper S, Katzman M, Kim Y, Inoue T, Lim L, Masdrakis V, Menchón J, Miguel E, Möller H, Nardi A, Pallanti S, Perna G, Rujescu D, Starcevic V, Stein D, Tsai S, Van Ameringen M, Vasileva A, Wang Z, Zohar J. World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2022, 24: 79-117. PMID: 35900161, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2022.2086295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersPanic disorder/agoraphobiaMixed anxiety disordersPosttraumatic stress disorderSerotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsTreatment of anxietyFirst-line psychotherapySelective mutismBehavioral therapySeparation anxietyStress disorderSpecific phobiaObsessive-CompulsiveReuptake inhibitorsAnxietyNon-pharmacological interventionsBiological Psychiatry (WFSBP) GuidelinesFirst-line medicationSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdolescentsAssessment of medicationsPsychotherapyWorld Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part II: OCD and PTSD
Bandelow B, Allgulander C, Baldwin D, da Conceição Costa D, Denys D, Dilbaz N, Domschke K, Hollander E, Kasper S, Möller H, Eriksson E, Fineberg N, Hättenschwiler J, Kaiya H, Karavaeva T, Katzman M, Kim Y, Inoue T, Lim L, Masdrakis V, Menchón J, Miguel E, Nardi A, Pallanti S, Perna G, Rujescu D, Starcevic V, Stein D, Tsai S, Van Ameringen M, Vasileva A, Wang Z, Zohar J. World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part II: OCD and PTSD. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2022, 24: 118-134. PMID: 35900217, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2022.2086296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationCognitive behavioral therapyFirst-line treatmentDeep brain stimulationSSRI treatmentBiological Psychiatry (WFSBP) GuidelinesSecond-line medicationsNon-pharmacological treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsNon-pharmacological interventionsTreatment-resistant casesTranscranial magnetic stimulationWorld FederationTreatment of anxietyPosttraumatic stress disorderTreatment of OCDReuptake inhibitorsMedication treatmentPharmacological treatmentSNRI venlafaxineInternet-CBTConsensus panelMagnetic stimulationBrain stimulation
2019
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Stein D, Costa D, Lochner C, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Shavitt R, van den Heuvel O, Simpson H. Obsessive–compulsive disorder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2019, 5: 52. PMID: 31371720, PMCID: PMC7370844, DOI: 10.1038/s41572-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSimilar symptom dimensionsExtent of comorbiditySpecific brain circuitsGroup of conditionsTranslational Neuroscience ApproachCognitive behavioral therapyIntractable symptomsReuptake inhibitorsClinical outcomesChronic conditionsGlobal disabilityEffective treatmentInternational ClassificationGlobal mental healthRelated disordersMental disordersNeuropsychiatric disordersRepetitive stereotyped behaviorsBrain circuitsIndividualized assessmentMental healthNeurobiological mechanismsStatistical ManualHomogenous disorderCaudate volume differences among treatment responders, non-responders and controls in children with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Vattimo E, Barros V, Requena G, Sato J, Fatori D, Miguel E, Shavitt R, Hoexter M, Batistuzzo M. Caudate volume differences among treatment responders, non-responders and controls in children with obsessive–compulsive disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 28: 1607-1617. PMID: 30972581, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01320-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderRight caudateTreatment responseCognitive behavioral therapyCaudate nucleusPossible neural substrateTreatment respondersGM volumeStructural magnetic resonance imagingNeural substratesPrevious evidenceNeurobiological underpinningsOrbitofrontal cortexAge-matched controlsTotal GM volumeMagnetic resonance imagingBrain structuresResonance imagingChildrenRespondersBonferroni correctionCaudatePatients
2018
Adaptive treatment strategies for children and adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial
Fatori D, de Bragança Pereira CA, Asbahr FR, Requena G, Alvarenga PG, de Mathis MA, Rohde LA, Leckman JF, March JS, Polanczyk GV, Miguel EC, Shavitt RG. Adaptive treatment strategies for children and adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2018, 58: 42-50. PMID: 30025255, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapySequential multiple assignmentTreatment failureInitial treatmentBaseline Yale-Brown ObsessiveChildhood OCDEffective initial treatmentProvision of treatmentCompulsive Scale scoresCognitive behavioral therapyAdaptive treatment strategiesYale-Brown ObsessiveSame regimenObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment strategiesSymptom reductionPrimary analysisScale scoreFluoxetineTime pointsWeeksTreatmentChildrenEffect sizeTrials
2016
Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: report on two cases and proposal for a randomized, sham-controlled trial
da Silva R, Brunoni A, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: report on two cases and proposal for a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Sao Paulo Medical Journal 2016, 134: 446-450. PMID: 27901245, PMCID: PMC10871858, DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2016.0155010716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderTranscranial direct current stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderDirect current stimulationClinical trialsCurrent stimulationSham-controlled trialSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSupplementary motor cortexPrimary obsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive behavioral therapySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeReuptake inhibitorsSham interventionFirst patientCortical excitabilityMotor cortexUniversity HospitalWeek 4YBOCS scoresNeuromodulation techniquesNon-invasive techniqueBrain circuitsPatients
2012
CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF LONG‐TERM OUTCOME IN OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Jakubovski E, Diniz J, Valerio C, Fossaluza V, Belotto‐Silva C, Gorenstein C, Miguel E, Shavitt R. CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF LONG‐TERM OUTCOME IN OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2012, 30: 763-772. PMID: 23109056, DOI: 10.1002/da.22013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesObsessive-compulsive disorderPositive family historyGroup cognitive behavioral therapyDepressive disorderFamily historyOCD patientsOnset of OCDInitial treatment modalityComorbid psychiatric disordersPercent of subjectsBeck depression scoresDuration of OCDCognitive behavioral therapyYale-Brown ObsessiveUntreated patientsClinical factorsClinical predictorsInitial treatmentOpen trialWorse prognosisClinical variablesPharmacological treatmentPsychiatric comorbidityTreatment modalitiesDifferential prefrontal gray matter correlates of treatment response to fluoxetine or cognitive-behavioral therapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Hoexter M, Dougherty D, Shavitt R, D'Alcante C, Duran F, Lopes A, Diniz J, Batistuzzo M, Evans K, Bressan R, Busatto G, Miguel E. Differential prefrontal gray matter correlates of treatment response to fluoxetine or cognitive-behavioral therapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 23: 569-580. PMID: 22841131, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeMedial prefrontal cortexCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseTreatment-naïve OCD patientsTreatment groupsMagnetic resonance imagingMatter volumeOrbitofrontal cortexLateral orbitofrontal cortexSymptom improvementOCD patientsFluoxetine treatment groupTrial of fluoxetineSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdequate therapeutic approachStructural magnetic resonance imagingCBT treatment groupRight medial prefrontal cortexGroup-based cognitive behavioral therapyRegional gray matter volumeStructural MRI scansDistinct brain regionsYale-Brown ObsessiveNeuropsychological predictors of response to randomized treatment in obsessive–compulsive disorder
D'Alcante C, Diniz J, Fossaluza V, Batistuzzo M, Lopes A, Shavitt R, Deckersbach T, Malloy-Diniz L, Miguel E, Hoexter M. Neuropsychological predictors of response to randomized treatment in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2012, 39: 310-317. PMID: 22789662, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2012.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderCalifornia Verbal Learning TestVictoria Stroop TestVerbal Learning TestNeuropsychological measuresOCD patientsMental flexibilityVerbal memoryNeuropsychological predictorsLearning TestHigher verbal IQDifferent neuropsychological profilesUnderwent neuropsychological assessmentExecutive functioningExecutive abilitiesVerbal IQStroop testNeuropsychological profileNeuropsychological assessmentIntellectual functionHeuristic valueLarge sampleMemoryTreatment response
2011
Group cognitive-behavioral therapy versus selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A practical clinical trial
Belotto-Silva C, Diniz J, Malavazzi D, Valério C, Fossaluza V, Borcato S, Seixas A, Morelli D, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Group cognitive-behavioral therapy versus selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A practical clinical trial. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2011, 26: 25-31. PMID: 21907540, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyY-BOCS scoresPsychiatric comorbidityCognitive behavioral therapySSRI groupMean Y-BOCS scoreSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsBaseline Y-BOCS scoresY-BOCS reductionSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsMore psychiatric comorbiditiesPractical clinical trialsReal-world populationObsessive-compulsive disorder outpatientsBroad inclusion criteriaAdditional psychiatric comorbidityReuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical effectivenessClinical trialsMajor depressionCGI ratingsInclusion criteriaComorbiditiesWorse responseRisk factors for early treatment discontinuation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Diniz J, Malavazzi D, Fossaluza V, Belotto-Silva C, Borcato S, Pimentel I, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Risk factors for early treatment discontinuation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clinics 2011, 66: 387-393. PMID: 21552660, PMCID: PMC3071996, DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000300004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly treatment discontinuationSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsTreatment discontinuationObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderDisorder patientsFirst-line treatmentGroup of patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsStructured Clinical InterviewLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsGeneralized anxiety disorderCognitive behavioral therapyMann-Whitney testClinical characteristicsCompliant patientsDiscontinuation ratesReuptake inhibitorsPsychiatric comorbidityClinical correlatesTreatment modalitiesRisk factorsSomatization disorderDiscontinuation
2009
The drug-naïve OCD patients imaging genetics, cognitive and treatment response study: methods and sample description
Hoexter M, Shavitt R, D'Alcante C, Cecconi J, Diniz J, Belotto-Silva C, Hounie A, Borcato S, Moraes I, Joaquim M, Cappi C, Sampaio A, de Mathis M, Batistuzzo M, Lopes A, Rosa A, Muniz R, Marques A, Santos L, Taub A, de Souza Duran F, Dougherty D, Busatto G, Bressan R, Miguel E. The drug-naïve OCD patients imaging genetics, cognitive and treatment response study: methods and sample description. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2009, 31: 349-353. PMID: 20098825, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462009000400011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderNeuropsychological evaluationClinical trialsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyDisorder patientsTRODAT-1 single photon emissionIntegrative neurobiological modelCognitive behavioral therapySelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patientsMagnetic resonance imagesDrug-naïve OCD patientsDrug-naïve patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSame research procedureNeurobiological modelsSingle photon emissionResonance imagesTreatment response studiesOCD patientsReuptake inhibitorsHealthy controlsBlood samplesPatients
2008
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders – First Revision
Bandelow B, Zohar J, Hollander E, Kasper S, Möller H, Zohar J, Hollander E, Kasper S, Möller H, Bandelow B, Allgulander C, Ayuso-Gutierrez J, Baldwin D, Buenvicius R, Cassano G, Fineberg N, Gabriels L, Hindmarch I, Kaiya H, Klein D, Lader M, Lecrubier Y, Lépine J, Liebowitz M, Lopez-Ibor J, Marazziti D, Miguel E, Oh K, Preter M, Rupprecht R, Sato M, Starcevic V, Stein D, van Ameringen M, Vega J. World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders – First Revision. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2008, 9: 248-312. PMID: 18949648, DOI: 10.1080/15622970802465807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitorsPost-traumatic stress disorderSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentCognitive behavioral therapyReuptake inhibitorsStress disorderTricyclic antidepressantsSSRI/SNRIAnxiety disordersBiological Psychiatry (WFSBP) GuidelinesFirst-line treatmentRelapse prevention studySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsTreatment-resistant casesPotential treatment optionSubstance abuse disordersWorld FederationObsessive-CompulsiveStudy of anxiolyticsOpen studySustained efficacyStandard treatmentTreatment options