2021
How do daily routines and situational factors affect the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Brierley M, Albertella L, do Rosário M, Ferrão Y, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. How do daily routines and situational factors affect the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder? Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 143: 395-399. PMID: 34600268, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptom severitySymptom severityOCD symptomsOCD patientsSevere OCD symptomsYale-Brown ObsessiveCross-sectional designReport symptomsHistory questionnaireCommon biological abnormalitiesBiological abnormalitiesClinical implicationsSymptomsDaily routineCompulsive ScaleSeverityMultivariate regressionPatientsRoutine factorsDisorders
2012
Sensory phenomena associated with repetitive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An exploratory study of 1001 patients
Ferrão Y, Shavitt R, Prado H, Fontenelle L, Malavazzi D, de Mathis M, Hounie A, Miguel E, do Rosário M. Sensory phenomena associated with repetitive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An exploratory study of 1001 patients. Psychiatry Research 2012, 197: 253-258. PMID: 22361443, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSensory phenomenaOCD patientsConsecutive OCD patientsPresence/severityLogistic regression analysisFrequency/severityClinical characteristicsTic disordersFamily historyRepetitive behaviorsPatientsTourette syndromeGreater severityPsychopathological aspectsLevel of insightSeverityDisordersSymptom dimensionsRegression analysisFurther investigationSubstantial numberOC symptomsSymmetry/