2013
Can early improvement be an indicator of treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder? Implications for early-treatment decision-making
da Conceição Costa D, Shavitt R, Cesar R, Joaquim M, Borcato S, Valério C, Miguel E, Diniz J. Can early improvement be an indicator of treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder? Implications for early-treatment decision-making. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2013, 47: 1700-1707. PMID: 23948637, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline Y-BOCS scoresSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEarly improvementTreatment responseY-BOCS scoresBaseline Yale-Brown ObsessiveLogistic regressionAdequate pharmacological treatmentPotential predictive factorsWeeks of treatmentGreater reductionObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsStepwise logistic regressionWarrants further investigationYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical featuresReuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentPredictive factorsMajor depressionDisorder patientsOCD treatment responseCompulsive ScaleWeeks
2012
P.4.e.006 Is body dysmorphic disorder a predictive factor for poor response to sequential pharmacological treatment strategies in OCD patients?
Diniz J, Costa D, Pereira C, Miguel E, Shavitt R. P.4.e.006 Is body dysmorphic disorder a predictive factor for poor response to sequential pharmacological treatment strategies in OCD patients? European Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 22: s376. DOI: 10.1016/s0924-977x(12)70583-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research