2012
Clinical features of tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder: results from a large multicenter study
de Alvarenga P, de Mathis M, Alves A, do Rosário M, Fossaluza V, Hounie A, Miguel E, Torres A. Clinical features of tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder: results from a large multicenter study. CNS Spectrums 2012, 17: 87-93. PMID: 22789066, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852912000491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale Global Tic Severity ScaleTic disordersComorbid tic disordersYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical featuresAnxiety disordersChronic vocal tic disorderDSM-IV Axis I DisordersTic-related obsessive-compulsive disorderChronic motor tic disorderCompulsive ScaleVocal tic disorderMotor tic disorderLarge multicenter studyCross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewAxis I DisordersTic Severity ScaleObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSensory phenomenaSymptom onsetMulticenter studyMean age
2008
Sex 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
2001
Adults With Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Rosario-Campos MC, Leckman JF, Mercadante MT, Shavitt RG, Prado HS, Sada P, Zamignani D, Miguel EC. Adults With Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 1899-1903. PMID: 11691698, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.11.1899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom onsetObsessive-compulsive disorderSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsOCD patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEarlier symptom onsetEarly-onset groupLater symptom onsetOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleComorbid tic disordersAdult OCD patientsObsessive Compulsive ScaleReuptake inhibitorsAdult outpatientsTic disordersTreatment outcomesOCD symptom onsetBimodal ageEarly onsetHeterogeneous disorderCompulsive ScaleDisordersAgePatients