Featured Publications
Meta-Analysis of the Symptom Structure of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bloch MH, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Rosario MC, Pittenger C, Leckman JF. Meta-Analysis of the Symptom Structure of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2008, 165: 1532-1542. PMID: 18923068, PMCID: PMC3972003, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08020320.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral and clinical problems: a population-based study of Brazilian school children
Alvarenga PG, do Rosario MC, Cesar RC, Manfro GG, Moriyama TS, Bloch MH, Shavitt RG, Hoexter MQ, Coughlin CG, Leckman JF, Miguel EC. Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral and clinical problems: a population-based study of Brazilian school children. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 25: 175-182. PMID: 26015374, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-015-0723-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily History ScreenObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsSchool-aged childrenChild Behavior ChecklistUnaffected controlsPediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderPresence of OCSPopulation-based studyComorbid psychiatric disordersMajor depressive disorderWell-Being AssessmentOCD groupBrazilian school childrenGroup of childrenPsychiatric comorbidityDepressive disorderClinical impactFunctional impairmentPsychiatric disordersClinical problemOCS groupDiagnostic groupsSignificant socio-demographic differencesSocio-demographic differences
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
2006
Fine‐motor skill deficits in childhood predict adulthood tic severity and global psychosocial functioning in Tourette's syndrome
Bloch MH, Sukhodolsky DG, Leckman JF, Schultz RT. Fine‐motor skill deficits in childhood predict adulthood tic severity and global psychosocial functioning in Tourette's syndrome. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2006, 47: 551-559. PMID: 16712631, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01561.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBasal GangliaChildFemaleFunctional LateralityHand StrengthHumansMaleMotor Skills DisordersNeuropsychological TestsObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPredictive Value of TestsPsychologyPsychomotor PerformanceSeverity of Illness IndexSocial BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesTourette SyndromeConceptsGlobal psychosocial functioningPurdue Pegboard TestFine motor skill deficitsTourette syndromeTic severityPegboard TestPsychosocial functioningTic symptomsTS patientsNeuropsychological testsStudy of TSBasal ganglia dysfunctionVisual-Motor Integration TestBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestLogistic regression analysisOrdinal logistic regression analysisFine motor coordinationMotor skill deficitsNeuropsychological testing batteryGanglia dysfunctionVisual-motor integrationClinical evaluationClinical assessmentClinical measuresNeuropsychological testing