2013
Symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity in men and women with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Torresan R, Ramos-Cerqueira A, Shavitt R, do Rosário M, de Mathis M, Miguel E, Torres A. Symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity in men and women with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research 2013, 209: 186-195. PMID: 23298952, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical courseComorbid post-traumatic stress disorderDSM-IV Axis ICross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewAlcohol use disorderSymptom dimensionsPost-traumatic stress disorderAdult OCD patientsBrazilian Research ConsortiumYale-Brown ObsessiveFemale patientsClinical presentationMean ageSymptom interferenceObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersMajor depressionTic disordersFemale genderAxis IUse disordersClinical InterviewAnorexia nervosaSkin picking
2012
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER IN PATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER: PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CORRELATES
Costa D, Assunção M, Ferrão Y, Conrado L, Gonzalez C, Fontenelle L, Fossaluza V, Miguel E, Torres A, Shavitt R. BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER IN PATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER: PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CORRELATES. Depression And Anxiety 2012, 29: 966-975. PMID: 22815241, DOI: 10.1002/da.21980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody dysmorphic disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderSkin pickingYale-Brown ObsessiveDSM-IV Axis I DisordersClinical Global Impression ScaleEarly onsetCompulsive ScaleOCD patientsDysmorphic disorderGroup of patientsSymptoms of BDDGlobal Impression ScaleAxis I DisordersStructured Clinical InterviewComorbid body dysmorphic disorderBrazilian Research ConsortiumYounger patientsUnemployed patientsClinical featuresObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersClinical correlatesImpression ScaleChronic depressionClinical assessment
2011
Skin picking and trichotillomania in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Lovato L, Ferrão Y, Stein D, Shavitt R, Fontenelle L, Vivan A, Miguel E, Cordioli A. Skin picking and trichotillomania in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2011, 53: 562-568. PMID: 22014580, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic skin pickingObsessive-compulsive disorderSkin pickingFourth Edition Axis IEdition Axis IStructured Clinical InterviewLogistic regression analysisComorbid body dysmorphic disorderBody dysmorphic disorderClinical characteristicsSuch comorbiditiesPrimary diagnosisAxis IClinical InterviewSpecific subgroupsMental disordersDysmorphic disorderStatistical ManualTrichotillomaniaDisordersCompulsive symptomsPatientsRegression analysisDiagnosisHigh levels
2010
Bipolar disorder and comorbid obsessive‐compulsive disorder is associated with higher rates of anxiety and impulse control disorders
Issler C, Monkul E, Amaral J, Tamada R, Shavitt R, Miguel E, Lafer B. Bipolar disorder and comorbid obsessive‐compulsive disorder is associated with higher rates of anxiety and impulse control disorders. Acta Neuropsychiatrica 2010, 22: 81-86. PMID: 25385033, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2010.00457.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-emergent maniaObsessive-compulsive disorderFemale BD patientsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderBipolar disorderControl disordersResidual symptomsDepressive episodeBD patientsOCD patientsPrevious depressive episodesStructured Clinical InterviewHigh rateClinical characteristicsDisorder burdenChronic episodesFemale outpatientsTic disordersHigh riskComorbid disordersSevere formPatientsClinical InterviewSkin pickingDSM-IV