2019
Caudate 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
2016
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Braga D, Abramovitch A, Fontenelle L, Ferrão Y, Gomes J, Vivan A, Ecker K, Bortoncello C, Mittelman A, Miguel E, Trentini C, Cordioli A. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2016, 33: 848-861. PMID: 27100799, DOI: 10.1002/da.22509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral group therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderBehavioral group therapyNeuropsychological test performanceTest performanceNeuropsychological domainsCBGT groupGroup therapyOCD patientsNeuropsychological outcome measuresNeuropsychological predictorsNeuropsychological functioningNeuropsychological measuresOCD symptomsNeurocognitive functionDepression symptomsTreatment respondersTreatment responseParticipantsAvailable researchInconsistent resultsDisordersPredictorsAnxietyMeasures