2021
Efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation as an add-on treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a randomized, sham-controlled trial
Silva R, Brunoni A, Goerigk S, Batistuzzo M, Costa D, Diniz J, Padberg F, D’Urso G, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation as an add-on treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 46: 1028-1034. PMID: 33452434, PMCID: PMC8115679, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00928-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderTranscranial direct current stimulationSupplementary motor areaBaseline Y-BOCS scoresActive transcranial direct current stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderY-BOCS scoresDirect current stimulationAdverse eventsWeek 12Efficacy of tDCSCurrent stimulationCathodal transcranial direct current stimulationSham-controlled trialMild adverse eventsClinical Global ImpressionSham-controlled studyBetween-group differencesSymptoms of depressionSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeImprovement subscaleGlobal ImpressionNeuromodulation therapiesTreatment resistance
2009
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and disorder in patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine or haloperidol
R. A, Hounie A, Sampaio A, Arrais J, Miguel E, Elkis H. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and disorder in patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine or haloperidol. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2009, 50: 437-442. PMID: 19683614, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntidepressive AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsClozapineComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHaloperidolHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsSchizophreniaYoung AdultConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsSchizophrenia patientsPrevalence of OCDSchizophrenia rating scalesPresence of OCSPrevalence of patientsUse of clozapineUse of antidepressantsClinical Global ImpressionPANSS total scoreCross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewHigher severity scoresNegative Syndrome ScaleHigher severityYale-Brown ObsessiveGlobal ImpressionSeverity scorePatientsClozapineClinical InterviewHaloperidolSchizophrenia symptomsSyndrome Scale