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 telomeres
2017
Comparability of an ADHD Latent Trait Between Groups: Disentangling True Between-Group Differences From Measurement Problems
Cogo-Moreira H, Lúcio P, Swardfager W, Gadelha A, de Jesus Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Salum G. Comparability of an ADHD Latent Trait Between Groups: Disentangling True Between-Group Differences From Measurement Problems. Journal Of Attention Disorders 2017, 23: 712-720. PMID: 28478691, DOI: 10.1177/1087054717707047.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Attentional bias to threat in children at-risk for emotional disorders: role of gender and type of maternal emotional disorder
Montagner R, Mogg K, Bradley B, Pine D, Czykiel M, Miguel E, Rohde L, Manfro G, Salum G. Attentional bias to threat in children at-risk for emotional disorders: role of gender and type of maternal emotional disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 25: 735-742. PMID: 26547923, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-015-0792-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal emotional disordersEmotional disordersAttention biasHappy face cuesThreat attention biasDot-probe paradigmMood disordersAttention biasesAttentional biasThreat biasThreat biasesNeutral facesEmotion disordersRole of genderLongitudinal researchDepression symptomsGroup differencesDisorder interactionFamilial riskSignificant genderHigh Risk Cohort StudyLarge sampleBiasesAnxietyPsychiatric disorders
2013
Clinical 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 disorders
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 syndrome
2008
Sex differences in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study from Brazil
Torresan R, de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira A, de Mathis M, Diniz J, Ferrão Y, Miguel E, Torres A. Sex differences in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study from Brazil. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2008, 50: 63-69. PMID: 19059516, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsBeck DepressionYale Global Tic Severity ScaleComorbid simple phobiasFemale Brazilian patientsStructured Clinical InterviewPrivate practice clinicTic Severity ScaleAnxiety InventoryComorbid tic disordersEfficacious treatment approachGlobal symptom severityPosttraumatic stress disorderSex-related differencesYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical characteristicsClinical featuresMean agePsychiatric comorbiditySymptom interferencePractice clinicsTic disordersBrazilian patientsFamily historyObsessive–compulsive disorder: Influence of age at onset on comorbidity patterns
de Mathis M, do Rosario M, Diniz J, Torres A, Shavitt R, Ferrão Y, Fossaluza V, de Bragança Pereira C, Miguel E. Obsessive–compulsive disorder: Influence of age at onset on comorbidity patterns. European Psychiatry 2008, 23: 187-194. PMID: 18329252, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAnxiety DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrazilComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPersonality AssessmentSex FactorsSomatoform DisordersTic DisordersConceptsImpulse control disordersInfluence of ageComorbidity patternsYale Global Tic Severity ScaleOCD patientsStructured Clinical InterviewTic Severity ScaleYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderObsessive Compulsive ScalePsychiatric comorbidityIllness durationTic disordersFemale genderSeverity ScaleClinical InterviewDSM-IVLower ageAnxiety disordersCompulsive ScaleHyperactivity disorderDisordersLower chanceAgeComorbidities
2004
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with panic disorder
Torres A, Dedomenico A, Crepaldi A, Miguel E. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with panic disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2004, 45: 219-224. PMID: 15124153, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubclinical obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPanic disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsOnset of PDUniversity hospital clinicDSM-IV criteriaHospital clinicMild obsessive-compulsive symptomsMain complaintComorbidity studiesPD casesTherapeutic implicationsPatientsPresence of obsessionsYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale checklistSymptomsPanic symptomsImportant associationCompulsive Scale checklistDisordersConsiderable overlapCurrent studyClinicPrevalence