2022
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Based on Neurocircuits
Shephard E, Stern E, Miguel E. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Based on Neurocircuits. Psychiatric Annals 2022, 52: 152-156. DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20220317-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderNew treatment approachesObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatmentClinical profileIndividual patientsGlobal burdenNeurocognitive alterationsPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric treatmentTreatment approachesDisorder treatmentPsychiatric conditionsClinical useSpecific neurocircuitsUnderlying neurobiological basisModels of OCDNeurobiological basisTreatmentNeurocircuitsDisordersPatients
2021
The impact of generalized anxiety disorder in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients.
Sharma P, Rosário M, Ferrão Y, Albertella L, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. The impact of generalized anxiety disorder in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Psychiatry Research 2021, 300: 113898. PMID: 33812219, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderComorbid generalized anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersOnset of OCDType II bipolar disorderDiagnosis of GADTreatment of OCDObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsSevere anxiety symptomsMann-Whitney U testChi-square testPrevalent comorbiditiesClinical profileClinical severityMood disordersDisorder patientsComorbid anxietyPanic disorderBipolar disorderAvoidant behaviorComorbiditiesGreater suicidalityLogistic regressionU testToward a neurocircuit-based taxonomy to guide treatment of obsessive–compulsive disorder
Shephard E, Stern E, van den Heuvel O, Costa D, Batistuzzo M, Godoy P, Lopes A, Brunoni A, Hoexter M, Shavitt R, Reddy Y, Lochner C, Stein D, Simpson H, Miguel E. Toward a neurocircuit-based taxonomy to guide treatment of obsessive–compulsive disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2021, 26: 4583-4604. PMID: 33414496, PMCID: PMC8260628, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-01007-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive neuroscienceNeurobiological alterationsMental health researchClinical profileFuture researchCase vignettesPsychiatric symptomsNeuromodulatory treatmentDifferent clinical profilesNeuroscienceEffective treatmentDisordersResearchBehavioralVignettesFindingsHealth researchTreatmentDysfunctionSymptomsPhenotypic expressionImportant limitationsTaxonomyPatients
2020
Toward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative
Simpson H, van den Heuvel O, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Stein D, Lewis-Fernández R, Shavitt R, Lochner C, Pouwels P, Narayanawamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Hezel D, Vriend C, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, de Joode N, Costa D, de Mathis M, Sheshachala K, Narayan M, van Balkom A, Batelaan N, Venkataram S, Cherian A, Marincowitz C, Pannekoek N, Stovezky Y, Mare K, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Rao R, Katechis M, Van Meter P, Wall M. Toward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative. BMC Psychiatry 2020, 20: 68. PMID: 32059696, PMCID: PMC7023814, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-2439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCircuit abnormalitiesNew global initiativesBrain signaturesGlobal InitiativeHealthy control subjectsMedication-free adultsMultiple brain circuitsMedication-free subjectsBackgroundObsessive–compulsive disorderClinical profileClinical symptomsControl subjectsClinical evaluationHealthy controlsLeading causeGlobal disabilityLifetime prevalenceResonance imagingNeurocognitive assessmentBrain circuitsImaging signaturesFunctional connectivityBrain-behavior associationsDisease dimensions
2013
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia in OCD patients: Clinical profile and possible treatment implications
Torres A, Ferrão Y, Shavitt R, Diniz J, Costa D, do Rosário M, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia in OCD patients: Clinical profile and possible treatment implications. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2013, 55: 588-597. PMID: 24374170, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPanic disorderClinical profileOCD patientsMajor depressionPrevalence of PDDSM-IV-TR Axis I DisordersCross-sectional studyAxis I DisordersStructured Clinical InterviewPD/agoraphobiaBrazilian Research ConsortiumLogistic regression modelsPosttraumatic stress disorderLarge clinical sampleYale-Brown ObsessiveComorbid conditionsPD comorbidityIndependent correlatesObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersLifetime prevalenceTreatment strategiesI disordersStudy groupSeparation anxiety disorder