2017
The Social Aptitudes Scale: looking at both “ends” of the social functioning dimension
Axelrud L, DeSousa D, Manfro G, Pan P, Knackfuss A, Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Salum G. The Social Aptitudes Scale: looking at both “ends” of the social functioning dimension. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2017, 52: 1031-1040. PMID: 28567593, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-017-1395-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial aptitudeSocial functioningChild Behavior ChecklistSocial problemsAtypical developmentItem response theoryBehavior ChecklistHuman behaviorDimensional assessmentDistinct aspectsSocial functioning dimensionsFurther validityAptitudeResponse theoryFunctioningCaptures variabilityNon-significant correlation
2015
Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients
Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Taub A, Gentil A, Cesar R, Joaquim M, D'Alcante C, McLaughlin N, Canteras M, Shavitt R, Savage C, Greenberg B, Norén G, Miguel E, Lopes A. Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 40: 1837-1845. PMID: 25645373, PMCID: PMC4839507, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsOCD patientsVisuospatial memory performanceComprehensive neuropsychological evaluationObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder patientsCognitive flexibilityNeuropsychological domainsMemory performanceVisuospatial learningNeuropsychological functioningVisuospatial perceptionIntellectual functioningInhibitory controlRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCD patientsMemory improvementGamma ventral capsulotomyMotor functioningNeuropsychological evaluationNeuropsychological outcomesEffects of GVCMotor performanceFunctioning
2012
Outlining new frontiers for the comprehension of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of its relationship with fear and anxiety
Diniz J, Miguel E, de Oliveira A, Reimer A, Brandão M, de Mathis M, Batistuzzo M, Costa D, Hoexter M. Outlining new frontiers for the comprehension of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of its relationship with fear and anxiety. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2012, 34: 81-91. PMID: 22729451, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462012000500007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disordersExpression of fearTypes of obsessionsAnimal anxiety modelsFear conditioningCortico-striatal pathwaysFunctional neuroimagingNeurobiological studiesAnxiety modelsOCD patientsOCD onsetExtinction processAnxietyRelevant dimensionsMost interventionsFearDisordersDegree of overlapTreatment responsePsychopathologyComprehensionNeurocircuitryFunctioningFuture studies