2024
Post-COVID-19 condition: systemic inflammation and low functional exercise capacity
de Castro G, Gama L, Ramos A, da Silva G, de Souza Teixeira A, Cunha-Neto E, de Souza H, Marie S, Talib L, Coelho V, Kalil J, de Araujo A, Ritto A, Belon A, Santos A, Barrére A, Sawamura M, Lamas C, Baldi B, Carvalho C, Kulikowski L, Damiano R, Imamura M, Neto J, Lira F, Otoch J, Miguel E, Battistella L, Forlenza O, Busatto G, Seelaender M. Post-COVID-19 condition: systemic inflammation and low functional exercise capacity. Frontiers In Nutrition 2024, 11: 1295026. PMID: 38549752, PMCID: PMC10973152, DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1295026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-COVID-19 conditionTimed Up and Go testUp-and-go testPhysical performance testsAcute COVID-19Low handgrip strengthFollow-up assessment 6Cross-sectional studySelf-reported symptomsFollow-up assessmentQuality of lifeDiagnosing pulmonary lesionsHandgrip strengthSerum cytokine profilesSerum cytokine levelsImpact of inflammationControl groupMCP-1 levelsIL-4 concentrationMale participantsHospital dischargeSymptom questionnaireSymptom groupsFemale participantsDebilitating symptoms
2022
Latency to treatment seeking in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Results from a large multicenter clinical sample
Costa D, de Campos A, Pereira C, Torres A, Dos Santos A, Requena G, Ferrão Y, do Rosário M, Miguel E, Simpson H, Shavitt R, Diniz J. Latency to treatment seeking in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Results from a large multicenter clinical sample. Psychiatry Research 2022, 312: 114567. PMID: 35490573, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderEarly onsetOne-thirdCross-sectional studyInterval-censored survival modelClinical characteristicsOlder patientsSymptom awarenessPatientsNeuropsychiatric disordersSymptomsOlder ageOCD patientsContamination/Clinical samplesDisordersAggression symptomsOCD symptomsMore yearsTreatmentSurvival modelsOnsetYearsFull-time employmentComorbidities
2021
Mental Health Impact in Latin American Pediatric Rheumatologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kozu K, Casella C, Strabelli C, Aikawa N, Campos L, Elias A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Silva C. Mental Health Impact in Latin American Pediatric Rheumatologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JCR Journal Of Clinical Rheumatology 2021, 28: e506-e510. PMID: 34371514, DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000001782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleMental health impactVAS scoresPediatric rheumatologistsMental healthChildhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosusCOVID-19 pandemicPrevious mental health disordersMedian current ageIdiopathic arthritis patientsSystemic lupus erythematosusHealth promotion strategiesCross-sectional studyGAD-7 scoresMental health disordersCOVID-19Health impactsCOVID-19 frontlineArthritis patientsLupus erythematosusAnalog scaleSleep abnormalitiesSevere depressionHealth disordersResponse rateDisability in children and adolescents: the extent of the impact on psychiatric disorders and educational deficits.
Zaqueu L, Teixeira M, Lowenthal R, Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Paula C. Disability in children and adolescents: the extent of the impact on psychiatric disorders and educational deficits. Trends In Psychiatry And Psychotherapy 2021, 43: 235-239. PMID: 34860479, PMCID: PMC8638709, DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderChildren/adolescentsAcademic performanceTypical developmentSchool failureType of disabilityPsychiatric disordersDeficit hyperactivity disorderEducational deficitsPoor academic performanceWorse academic performanceBrazilian children/adolescentsPresence of disabilityMental health problemsSchool-aged childrenMiddle-income countriesHyperactivity disorderSixth gradersMulticenter cross-sectional studyAdolescentsTen Questions QuestionnaireCross-sectional studyIntellectual disabilityLogistic regression modelsSpecific interventions
2020
Stressful Life Events and the Clinical Expression of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD): An Exploratory Study
Imthon A, Caldart C, do Rosário M, Fontenelle L, Miguel E, Ferrão Y. Stressful Life Events and the Clinical Expression of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD): An Exploratory Study. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9: 3371. PMID: 33096706, PMCID: PMC7590000, DOI: 10.3390/jcm9103371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStressful life eventsObsessive-compulsive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderOCD patientsOccurrence of SLEsNonwhite skin colorLife eventsLogistic regression variablesCross-sectional studySensory phenomenaYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical characteristicsClinical expressionPsychiatric disordersHistory questionnairePatientsObsessive-compulsive symptomsStress disorderCompulsive ScaleDimensional Yale-Brown ObsessiveStatistical significanceDisordersPositive associationOCD symptomsSymptoms
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 prevalenceSA72 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Spindola L, Santoro M, Pan P, Talarico F, Xavier G, Carvalho C, Gadelha A, Salum G, Miguel E, Rohde L, Zanardo E, Kulikowski L, Bressan R, Ota V, Belangero S. SA72 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s861. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk cohortPsychiatric disordersHealthy controlsGene expression profilingChild Behavior ChecklistEarly-onset psychiatric disordersBlood of adolescentsPrevious psychiatric disorderBlood gene expression profilingCross-sectional studyOnset psychiatric disordersWell-Being AssessmentAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMost psychiatric disordersCanonical pathwaysSchool-based studyLarge public healthExpression profilingDeficit hyperactivity disorderRisk cohortPrevalent diagnosisPD groupMajor depressionHC groupMultiple comparison correctionSU73 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Spindola L, Santoro M, Pan P, Talarico F, Xavier G, Carvalho C, Gadelha A, Salum G, Miguel E, Rohde L, Zanardo E, Kulikowski L, Bressan R, Ota V, Belangero S. SU73 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s927-s928. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk cohortPsychiatric disordersHealthy controlsGene expression profilingChild Behavior ChecklistEarly-onset psychiatric disordersBlood of adolescentsPrevious psychiatric disorderBlood gene expression profilingCross-sectional studyOnset psychiatric disordersWell-Being AssessmentAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMost psychiatric disordersCanonical pathwaysSchool-based studyLarge public healthExpression profilingDeficit hyperactivity disorderRisk cohortPrevalent diagnosisPD groupMajor depressionHC groupMultiple comparison correction
2018
Effect of male-specific childhood trauma on telomere length
Xavier G, Spindola L, Ota V, Carvalho C, Maurya P, Tempaku P, Moretti P, Mazotti D, Sato J, Brietzke E, Miguel E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Mari J, Bressan R, Gadelha A, Pan P, Belangero S. Effect of male-specific childhood trauma on telomere length. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2018, 107: 104-109. PMID: 30384090, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk cohortTelomere lengthImportant risk factorCross-sectional studyChild maltreatmentEarly life stressChild Behavior Checklist scoresSchool-based studySerious lifelong consequencesQuantitative polymerase chain reactionHistory of CMPolymerase chain reactionRisk factorsPsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric disordersMultiplex quantitative polymerase chain reactionLifelong consequencesBlood cellsChildhood traumaCM scoreLife stressChain reactionSexBrazilian High-Risk CohortShort telomeresEarly vulnerabilities for psychiatric disorders in elementary schoolchildren from four Brazilian regions
Paula C, Mari J, Bordin I, Miguel E, Fortes I, Barroso N, Rohde L, Coutinho E. Early vulnerabilities for psychiatric disorders in elementary schoolchildren from four Brazilian regions. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2018, 53: 477-486. PMID: 29511791, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-018-1503-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Separation anxiety disorder in adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Prevalence and clinical correlates
Franz A, Rateke L, Hartmann T, McLaughlin N, Torres A, do Rosário M, Filho E, Ferrão Y. Separation anxiety disorder in adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Prevalence and clinical correlates. European Psychiatry 2015, 30: 145-151. PMID: 24908152, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSeparation anxiety disorderPsychiatric comorbidityAnxiety disordersMore psychiatric comorbiditiesCross-sectional studyMultiple logistic regressionSpecific psychiatric comorbiditiesPrimary obsessive-compulsive disorderBrazilian Research ConsortiumSensory phenomenaGroup patientsAdult patientsHigh morbidityClinical correlatesSymptom assessmentPoor responsePrognostic evaluationLifetime diagnosisPatientsSuch symptomsSocio-demographic variablesLogistic regressionOCD patientsDisorders
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 disorderClinical features of pure obsessive-compulsive disorder
Torres A, Shavitt R, Torresan R, Ferrão Y, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. Clinical features of pure obsessive-compulsive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2013, 54: 1042-1052. PMID: 23746710, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPure obsessive-compulsive disorderNon-comorbid patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical characteristicsDSM-IV Axis I DisordersSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionCompulsive ScaleOCD patientsAnxious symptomsAxis I comorbidityCross-sectional studyAxis I DisordersStructured Clinical InterviewCo-occurring disordersPrevious suicidal thoughtsBrazilian Research ConsortiumLarge multicenter samplePure OCD patientsAdult patientsClinical featuresLifetime comorbidityPsychiatric comorbidityObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersSymptom 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
Social phobia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Prevalence and correlates
Assunção M, da Conceição Costa D, de Mathis M, Shavitt R, Ferrão Y, do Rosário M, Miguel E, Torres A. Social phobia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Prevalence and correlates. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2012, 143: 138-147. PMID: 22858214, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.05.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAnxiety DisordersBody Dysmorphic DisordersBrazilComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPhobic DisordersPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSocial ClassTourette SyndromeConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderDSM-IV Axis I DisordersLogistic regressionSocial phobiaAnxiety disordersOCD patientsCross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewAxis I DisordersLow socioeconomic statusBrazilian Research ConsortiumLarge multicenter sampleBroader treatment approachesGeneralized anxiety disorderBody dysmorphic disorderYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical factorsCross-sectional designSpecific comorbiditiesMale sexObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersUnivariate analysisLifetime prevalenceI disordersTourette syndromeClinical features of tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder: results from a large multicenter study
de Alvarenga P, de Mathis M, Alves A, do Rosário M, Fossaluza V, Hounie A, Miguel E, Torres A. Clinical features of tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder: results from a large multicenter study. CNS Spectrums 2012, 17: 87-93. PMID: 22789066, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852912000491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale Global Tic Severity ScaleTic disordersComorbid tic disordersYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical featuresAnxiety disordersChronic vocal tic disorderDSM-IV Axis I DisordersTic-related obsessive-compulsive disorderChronic motor tic disorderCompulsive ScaleVocal tic disorderMotor tic disorderLarge multicenter studyCross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewAxis I DisordersTic Severity ScaleObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSensory phenomenaSymptom onsetMulticenter studyMean ageClinical features of obsessive-compulsive disorder with hoarding symptoms: A multicenter study
Torres A, Fontenelle L, Ferrão Y, do Rosário M, Torresan R, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Clinical features of obsessive-compulsive disorder with hoarding symptoms: A multicenter study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2012, 46: 724-732. PMID: 22464941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical featuresOCD patientsLogistic regressionDSM-IV OCD patientsCertain clinical featuresCross-sectional studyAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderStatistical univariate analysisBrazilian Research ConsortiumDeficit/hyperactivity disorderHigher anxiety scoresYale-Brown ObsessiveSymptom onsetInsidious onsetMulticenter studyObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersSectional studyPossible confoundersUnivariate analysisTic disordersHoarding dimensionPatientsSymptomsPoor insight
2011
Suicidality in obsessive-compulsive disorder: prevalence and relation to symptom dimensions and comorbid conditions.
Torres A, Ramos-Cerqueira A, Ferrão Y, Fontenelle L, do Rosário M, Miguel E. Suicidality in obsessive-compulsive disorder: prevalence and relation to symptom dimensions and comorbid conditions. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2011, 72: 17-26; quiz 119-20. PMID: 21272513, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.09m05651blu.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPersonality InventoryPrevalenceReligion and PsychologyRisk FactorsSexual BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSuicideSuicide, AttemptedSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleCurrent suicidal thoughtsSubstance use disordersImpulse control disordersSuicidal thoughtsObsessive Compulsive ScaleDepressive disorderUse disordersDSM-IV Axis I DisordersSuicidal behaviorComorbid substance use disorderCompulsive ScaleOCD patientsLifetime major depressive disorderCross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewAxis I DisordersLogistic regression analysisPrimary obsessive-compulsive disorderSymptom dimensionsLifetime suicidal thoughtsBrazilian Research Consortium
2010
Body dysmorphic disorder among dermatologic patients: Prevalence and clinical features
Conrado L, Hounie A, Diniz J, Fossaluza V, Torres A, Miguel E, Rivitti E. Body dysmorphic disorder among dermatologic patients: Prevalence and clinical features. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2010, 63: 235-243. PMID: 20561712, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody dysmorphic disorderCosmetic groupClinical characteristicsDermatologic patientsDermatologic treatmentPrevalence of BDDDysmorphic disorderGeneral dermatology patientsCross-sectional studyMental health professionalsCosmetic settingsDermatology settingsClinical featuresPrevious diagnosisDermatology patientsControl subjectsUniversity HospitalDermatologic settingDermatology groupCurrent prevalencePatientsControl groupHealth professionalsPsychiatric conditionsRetrospective data
2009
Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever
de Alvarenga P, Floresi A, Torres A, Hounie A, Fossaluza V, Gentil A, Pereira C, Miguel E. Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever. General Hospital Psychiatry 2009, 31: 178-180. PMID: 19269540, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic feverObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersHigh prevalencePrevious historyPsychiatric outpatientsAnalytical cross-sectional studyConsecutive psychiatric outpatientsCross-sectional studySubclinical obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPositive historySpectrum disorderPsychiatric diagnosisMental disordersRelated disordersSenior psychiatristsObsessive-compulsive symptomsStatistical ManualDisordersPrevalencePrivate practiceFeverOutpatientsFourth EditionSuch history