2019
The impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in obsessive‐compulsive disorder subjects
Blanco‐Vieira T, Santos M, Ferrão YA, Torres AR, Miguel EC, Bloch MH, Leckman JF, do Rosario MC. The impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in obsessive‐compulsive disorder subjects. Depression And Anxiety 2019, 36: 533-542. PMID: 30990937, DOI: 10.1002/da.22898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderAdult OCD patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderOCD patientsClinical characteristicsExact testFeatures of ADHDHyperactivity disorderSubgroup of patientsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorderComorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorderSpecific clinical featuresCross-sectional studyObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) subjectsLogistic regression analysisFisher's exact testBrazilian Research ConsortiumMann-Whitney testAdult patientsRheumatic feverDevelopment of interventionsClinical featuresObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersLifetime prevalence
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
2013
Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder
Kichuk SA, Torres AR, Fontenelle LF, Rosário MC, Shavitt RG, Miguel EC, Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2013, 44: 233-239. PMID: 23410525, PMCID: PMC3654083, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge of onsetClinical courseObsessive-compulsive disorderPrimary symptom dimensionsSymptom dimensionsPrimary OCD symptomsChi-square testEarly ageOCD symptom dimensionsYale-Brown ObsessiveAdult patientsComorbid ticsSignificant symptomsLarge cohortDifferent OCD symptom dimensionsHeterogeneous symptomsSymptomsCompulsive ScaleDimensional Yale-Brown ObsessiveAgeSignificant differencesOCD symptomsOnsetInconsistent results
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