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
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