2017
Comorbidity, age of onset and suicidality in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD): An international collaboration
Brakoulias V, Starcevic V, Belloch A, Brown C, Ferrao Y, Fontenelle L, Lochner C, Marazziti D, Matsunaga H, Miguel E, Reddy Y, do Rosario M, Shavitt R, Sundar A, Stein D, Torres A, Viswasam K. Comorbidity, age of onset and suicidality in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD): An international collaboration. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2017, 76: 79-86. PMID: 28433854, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge of onsetObsessive-compulsive disorderMajor depressive disorderComorbid disordersPsychiatric comorbidityAnxiety disordersSpecific phobiaDepressive disorderMajor depressionSuicidal ideationCo-occurring major depressive disorderLifetime psychiatric comorbiditySocial phobiaCurrent comorbid disordersPatterns of comorbidityComorbid major depressionPrimary obsessive-compulsive disorderDisorder treatment centersEarly ageBody dysmorphic disorderAdult patientsObsessive-compulsive personality disorderPsychiatric diagnostic classificationClinical variablesOCD comorbidity
2016
International prescribing practices in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
Brakoulias V, Starcevic V, Belloch A, Dell'Osso L, Ferrão Y, Fontenelle L, Lochner C, Marazziti D, Martin A, Matsunaga H, Miguel E, Reddy Y, do Rosário M, Shavitt R, Sundar A, Stein D, Viswasam K. International prescribing practices in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Human Psychopharmacology Clinical And Experimental 2016, 31: 319-324. PMID: 27271200, DOI: 10.1002/hup.2541.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Brain structural correlates of sensory phenomena in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Subirà M, Sato J, Alonso P, do Rosário M, Segalàs C, Batistuzzo M, Real E, Lopes A, Cerrillo E, Diniz J, Pujol J, Assis R, Menchón J, Shavitt R, Busatto G, Cardoner N, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Soriano-Mas C. Brain structural correlates of sensory phenomena in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2015, 40: 232-240. PMID: 25652753, PMCID: PMC4478056, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.140118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volume increasesObsessive-compulsive disorderSensorimotor cortexHealthy controlsSensory phenomenaGray matter volume differencesLeft sensorimotor cortexStructural correlatesBrain structural correlatesVoxel-based morphometryMagnetic resonance examinationMost patientsSuch patientsTic onsetCortex abnormalitiesTic disordersPremotor cortexPatientsResonance examinationVolume increaseSpecialized unitsCortexParticipant recruitmentDisorders StudyDifferent centers