2008
Anxiety Disorders and Rheumatic Fever: Is There an Association?
Seixas A, Hounie A, Fossaluza V, Curi M, Alvarenga P, De Mathis M, De Mathis M, Vallada H, Pauls D, de Bragança Pereira C, Miguel E. Anxiety Disorders and Rheumatic Fever: Is There an Association? CNS Spectrums 2008, 13: 1039-1046. PMID: 19179939, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900017090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesRheumatic feverObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disordersFamily membersCase-control family studyRates of disorderRelatives of individualsPoisson regression modelsRF patientsSydenham's choreaSeparation anxiety disorderPsychiatric interviewPossible familial relationshipControl probandsRelated disordersDisordersFamilial aggregationFurther studiesPatientsChoreaFeverOCD spectrumFamily studies
2006
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and Rheumatic Fever: A Family Study
Hounie A, Pauls D, do Rosario-Campos M, Mercadante M, Diniz J, De Mathis M, De Mathis M, Chacon P, Shavitt R, Curi M, Guilherme L, Miguel E. Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and Rheumatic Fever: A Family Study. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 266-272. PMID: 16616727, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBacterial ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChildData Interpretation, StatisticalFamilyFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalLogistic ModelsMaleObserver VariationObsessive-Compulsive DisorderOdds RatioPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRheumatic FeverRiskStreptococcal InfectionsStreptolysinsConceptsFirst-degree relativesRheumatic feverObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersSydenham's choreaFDRs of controlsStructured psychiatric interviewUnderlying etiologic mechanismsCase-control family studyFamily studiesControl first-degree relativesBest-estimate diagnosesHigh rateRF patientsCompulsive spectrum disordersOdds ratioMorbid riskEtiologic mechanismsPsychiatric interviewSpectrum disorderLogistic regressionProbandsFeverPatientsChoreaDiagnosis
2005
A family study of early‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder
do Rosario‐Campos M, Leckman JF, Curi M, Quatrano S, Katsovitch L, Miguel EC, Pauls DL. A family study of early‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2005, 136B: 92-97. PMID: 15892140, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRecurrence riskChronic ticsFirst-degree family membersChildhood-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderDiagnosis of OCDChronic tic disorderStandardized semi-structured interviewFirst-degree relativesEarly-onset casesOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderDSM-IV criteriaEarly-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderBest-estimate processRandom digit dialingHigh comorbid ratesAge of onsetFamily studiesHigh genetic loadingMean ageSpecialty clinicTic disordersComorbid ratesValid subgroupsCase relatives
2001
Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo: possíveis subtipos
Hounie A, de A Brotto S, Diniz J, Chacon P, Miguel E. Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo: possíveis subtipos. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 23: 13-16. DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462001000600005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutative subtypesUnderlying pathophysiological substrateEarly age onsetMore specific treatmentsGenetic family studiesExistence of subtypesRheumatic feverDisease coursePathophysiological substrateClinical featuresTreatment responseSpecific treatmentAge onsetPoor insightHeterogeneous disorderSubtypesPossible subgroupsFamily studiesSubgroupsOCDPhenotypic characterizationFeverGroup