2024
An evaluation of treatment response and remission definitions in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and individual-patient data meta-analysis
Ramakrishnan D, Farhat L, Vattimo E, Levine J, Johnson J, Artukoglu B, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Zangen A, Pelissolo A, de B Pereira C, Rück C, Costa D, Mataix-Cols D, Shannahoff-Khalsa D, Tolin D, Zarean E, Meyer E, Hawken E, Storch E, Andersson E, Miguel E, Maina G, Leckman J, Sarris J, March J, Diniz J, Kobak K, Mallet L, Vulink N, Amiaz R, Fernandes R, Shavitt R, Wilhelm S, Golshan S, Tezenas du Montcel S, Erzegovesi S, Baruah U, Greenberg W, Kobayashi Y, Bloch M. An evaluation of treatment response and remission definitions in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and individual-patient data meta-analysis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 173: 387-397. PMID: 38598877, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive ScaleObsessive-compulsive disorderCGI-IRandomized-controlled trialsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorderClinical Global Impression ImprovementObsessive-Compulsive ScaleTreatment responseIndividual-patient data meta-analysisPosttreatment scoresEvaluation of treatment responseMeta-analysis of randomized-controlled trialsFirst-line therapyCGIIndividual participant dataMeta-analysisNovel treatment modalitiesExpert consensusIndividual participant data meta-analysisSystematic reviewDisordersData meta-analysisPosttreatmentRemission definitionsImpressive improvement
2023
Comparing mental health semi-structured diagnostic interviews and symptom checklists to predict poor life outcomes: an 8-year cohort study from childhood to young adulthood in Brazil
Hoffmann M, Pine D, Georgiades K, Szatmari P, Miguel E, Pan P, Gadelha A, Rohde L, Merikangas K, Milham M, Satterthwaite T, Salum G. Comparing mental health semi-structured diagnostic interviews and symptom checklists to predict poor life outcomes: an 8-year cohort study from childhood to young adulthood in Brazil. The Lancet Global Health 2023, 12: e79-e89. PMID: 37980914, PMCID: PMC10716620, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00462-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain activation during fear extinction recall in unmedicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Diniz J, Bazán P, Pereira C, Saraiva E, Ramos P, de Oliveira A, Reimer A, Hoexter M, Miguel E, Shavitt R, Batistuzzo M. Brain activation during fear extinction recall in unmedicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2023, 336: 111733. PMID: 37913655, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderExtinction recallNeutral stimuliFear conditioningFear extinction recallBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) responseFear conditioning experimentSkin conductance reactivitySpecific brain activation patternsBrain activation patternsSkin conductance responsesLevel-dependent responsesEntire sampleDACC activationUnmedicated adult patientsFear responsesBrain activationAversive stimuliLingual gyrusUnmedicated samplesActivation patternsHealthy participantsRecallOpercular cortexInsular cortexCognitive impairment in long-COVID and its association with persistent dysregulation in inflammatory markers
Damiano R, de Almeida Rocca C, de Pádua Serafim A, Loftis J, Talib L, Pan P, Cunha-Neto E, Kalil J, de Castro G, Seelaender M, Guedes B, Marie S, de Souza H, Nitrini R, Miguel E, Busatto G, Forlenza O, Group H, Utiyama E, Segurado A, Perondi B, Miethke-Morais A, Montal A, Harima L, Fusco S, Silva M, Rocha M, Marcilio I, Rios I, Kawano F, de Jesus M, Kallas É, Carmo C, Tanaka C, Marchini J, Carvalho C, Ferreira J, Levin A, Oliveira M, Guimarães T, dos Santos Lázari C, da Silva Duarte A, Sabino E, Magri M, Barros-Filho T, Francisco M. Cognitive impairment in long-COVID and its association with persistent dysregulation in inflammatory markers. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1174020. PMID: 37287969, PMCID: PMC10242059, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1174020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive impairmentInflammatory markersSARS-CoV-2 infectionLong-term cognitive impairmentLong-term cognitive outcomesC-reactive proteinDisease severity markersCOVID-19 infectionCognitive performanceHospital dischargeInflammatory backgroundClinical statusD-dimerSeverity markersGeneral cognitionOverall cognitive performanceTNF-betaPhysical activityParticipants 6Severe formG-CSFPersistent dysregulationMultivariate analysisSociodemographic characteristicsCognitive deficitsLongitudinal invariance of psychotic experiences in children and adolescents: What do the data tell us?
Barbosa M, Machado V, Ziebold C, Moriyama T, Bressan R, Pan P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Fonseca L, Van Os J, Gadelha A. Longitudinal invariance of psychotic experiences in children and adolescents: What do the data tell us? Schizophrenia Research 2023, 255: 33-40. PMID: 36958268, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic experiencesTime pointsHigh-risk cohortPrevious systematic reviewDifferent age groupsDifferent time pointsBaseline evaluationLifetime psychotic experiencesPositive symptomsSystematic reviewAge groupsPerceptual abnormalitiesLongitudinal studyBrazilian High-Risk CohortPsychosis pronenessGood model fit indicesThree-factor solutionChildrenDepression in mothers at childhood: Direct and indirect association with problematic gaming in late adolescence/young adulthood
Roza T, Rabelo-da-Ponte F, Spritzer D, Hoffmann M, Massuda R, Salum G, Miguel E, Rohde L, Pan P, Kessler F, Gadelha A, Passos I. Depression in mothers at childhood: Direct and indirect association with problematic gaming in late adolescence/young adulthood. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 159: 14-21. PMID: 36652752, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescence/young adulthoodMothers' depressionLate adolescence/young adulthoodRisk factorsSchool-based cohortYoung adulthoodMultiple confounding factorsLogistic regression modelsInverse probability weightsConfounding factorsExternalizing disordersInternalizing disordersDepressionPotential roleDisordersChildhoodMediatorsRegression modelsMothersSexAdulthoodInternalizing psychopathologySignificant mediatorMediation analysisAssociationBrazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders guidelines for the treatment of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder. Part I: pharmacological treatment
de Oliveira M, de Barros P, de Mathis M, Boavista R, Chacon P, Echevarria M, Ferrão Y, de Queiroz Vattimo E, Lopes A, Torres A, Diniz J, Fontenelle L, do Rosário M, Shavitt R, Miguel E, da Silva R, da Conceição Costa D. Brazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders guidelines for the treatment of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder. Part I: pharmacological treatment. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 45: 146-161. PMID: 36749887, PMCID: PMC10154009, DOI: 10.47626/1516-4446-2022-2891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentReuptake inhibitorsEvidence-based pharmacological interventionsFirst-line pharmacological treatmentAmerican Psychiatric Association guidelinesEvidence-based pharmacological treatmentFirst-line treatmentNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsPrimary outcome measureSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsGlutamate-modulating agentsHigh-quality evidenceAmerican Heart AssociationLevel of evidenceTreatment of OCDBrazilian Research ConsortiumAdult patientsHeart AssociationTolerable dosesAssociation guidelinesTreatment recommendationsPharmacological interventions
2022
Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bertolín S, Alonso P, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Menchón J, Jimenez-Murcia S, Baker J, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Boedhoe P, Brennan B, Feusner J, Fitzgerald K, Fontaine M, Hansen B, Hirano Y, Hoexter M, Huyser C, Jahanshad N, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kuno M, Kvale G, Lazaro L, Machado-Sousa M, Marsh R, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Norman L, Nurmi E, O’Neill J, Ortiz A, Perriello C, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Shavitt R, Shimizu E, Simpson H, Stewart S, Thomopoulos S, Thorsen A, Walitza S, Wolters L, Group E, Real E, Segalas C, Morer A, Brem S, Ferreira S, Moreira P, Hagen K, Hamatani S, Takahashi J, Yoshida T, de Mathis M, Miguel E, Pariente J, Tang J, Thompson P, van den Heuvel O, Stein D, Soriano-Mas C. Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 403-414. PMID: 36526161, PMCID: PMC10065927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderCBT responseCortical thicknessMagnetic Resonance Imaging PredictorsBaseline cortical thicknessPrefrontal cortex thicknessFirst-line treatmentRostral middle frontal gyrusPrefrontal cortical thicknessIdentification of predictorsHigher cortical thicknessMiddle frontal gyrusRight prefrontal cortexCortical surface areaMechanism of actionAdult patientsImaging predictorsPrefrontal cortex regionsClinical managementLarge seriesSubcortical volumesAdult populationFrontal polePrefrontal cortexWorld Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders
Bandelow B, Allgulander C, Baldwin D, da Conceição Costa D, Denys D, Dilbaz N, Domschke K, Eriksson E, Fineberg N, Hättenschwiler J, Hollander E, Kaiya H, Karavaeva T, Kasper S, Katzman M, Kim Y, Inoue T, Lim L, Masdrakis V, Menchón J, Miguel E, Möller H, Nardi A, Pallanti S, Perna G, Rujescu D, Starcevic V, Stein D, Tsai S, Van Ameringen M, Vasileva A, Wang Z, Zohar J. World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2022, 24: 79-117. PMID: 35900161, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2022.2086295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersPanic disorder/agoraphobiaMixed anxiety disordersPosttraumatic stress disorderSerotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsTreatment of anxietyFirst-line psychotherapySelective mutismBehavioral therapySeparation anxietyStress disorderSpecific phobiaObsessive-CompulsiveReuptake inhibitorsAnxietyNon-pharmacological interventionsBiological Psychiatry (WFSBP) GuidelinesFirst-line medicationSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdolescentsAssessment of medicationsPsychotherapyWorld Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part II: OCD and PTSD
Bandelow B, Allgulander C, Baldwin D, da Conceição Costa D, Denys D, Dilbaz N, Domschke K, Hollander E, Kasper S, Möller H, Eriksson E, Fineberg N, Hättenschwiler J, Kaiya H, Karavaeva T, Katzman M, Kim Y, Inoue T, Lim L, Masdrakis V, Menchón J, Miguel E, Nardi A, Pallanti S, Perna G, Rujescu D, Starcevic V, Stein D, Tsai S, Van Ameringen M, Vasileva A, Wang Z, Zohar J. World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part II: OCD and PTSD. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2022, 24: 118-134. PMID: 35900217, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2022.2086296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationCognitive behavioral therapyFirst-line treatmentDeep brain stimulationSSRI treatmentBiological Psychiatry (WFSBP) GuidelinesSecond-line medicationsNon-pharmacological treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsNon-pharmacological interventionsTreatment-resistant casesTranscranial magnetic stimulationWorld FederationTreatment of anxietyPosttraumatic stress disorderTreatment of OCDReuptake inhibitorsMedication treatmentPharmacological treatmentSNRI venlafaxineInternet-CBTConsensus panelMagnetic stimulationBrain stimulationChronic lung lesions in COVID-19 survivors: predictive clinical model
Carvalho C, Chate R, Sawamura M, Garcia M, Lamas C, Cardenas D, Lima D, Scudeller P, Salge J, Nomura C, Gutierrez M, Araújo A, Segurado A, Montal A, Miethke-Morais A, Levin A, Perondi B, Guedes B, Carmo C, Lázari C, Antonio C, Tanaka C, Leite C, Gomes C, Utiyama E, Burdmann E, Bonfá E, Kallas E, Sabino E, Miguel E, Pinna F, Kawano F, Busatto G, Cerri G, Fonseca G, Souza H, Marcilio I, Rios I, Hallak J, Krieger J, Ferreira J, Marchini J, Oliveira L, Harima L, Batisttella L, Yu L, Castro L, Rocha M, Magri M, Mancini M, de Jesus M, Corrêa M, Francisco M, Rossi M, Silva M, Imamura M, Oliveira M, Gouveia N, Forlenza O, Lotufo P, Bento R, Nitrini R, Damiano R, Chammas R, Francisco R, Fusco S, Barros-Filho T, Mauad T, Guimarães T, Avelino-Silva T, Filho W. Chronic lung lesions in COVID-19 survivors: predictive clinical model. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059110. PMID: 35697456, PMCID: PMC9195157, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest X-rayPredictive clinical modelCOVID-19 survivorsLung lesionsClinical modelLung lesion detectionMMRC scaleChest CTMedical Research Council dyspnoea scaleSARS-CoV-2-infected patientsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19 sequelaeSignificant pulmonary abnormalitiesProspective cohort studyGround-glass opacitiesCOVID-19 infectionChronic lung lesionsLesion detectionDyspnoea scalePulmonary involvementTraction bronchiectasisCohort studyCXR findingsHospital dischargePulmonary functionAssociation between chemosensory impairment with neuropsychiatric morbidity in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: results from a multidisciplinary cohort study
Damiano R, Neto D, Oliveira J, Magalhães Santos J, Alves J, Guedes B, Nitrini R, de Araújo A, Oliveira M, Brunoni A, Voegels R, Bento R, Busatto G, Miguel E, Forlenza O, de Rezende Pinna F. Association between chemosensory impairment with neuropsychiatric morbidity in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: results from a multidisciplinary cohort study. European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 2022, 273: 325-333. PMID: 35633395, PMCID: PMC9142732, DOI: 10.1007/s00406-022-01427-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyChemosensory impairmentPost-acute COVID-19 syndromeCOVID-19 syndromeCentral nervous systemCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Word list memory taskEpisodic memory impairmentSmell functionAdult patientsChemosensory dysfunctionAcute phaseNeuropsychiatric symptomsNeuropsychiatric morbidityGustatory lossHospitalization dataNeuropsychiatric impairmentEligible individualsSevere formCognition dysfunctionNervous systemMemory impairmentMultivariate analysisNeuropsychiatric disordersPost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: relationship of central nervous system manifestations with physical disability and systemic inflammation
Busatto G, de Araujo A, Castaldelli-Maia J, Damiano R, Imamura M, Guedes B, de Rezende Pinna F, Sawamura M, Mancini M, da Silva K, Garcia M, Sumita N, Brunoni A, da Silva Duarte A, Burdmann E, Kallas E, Cerri G, Nitrini R, Bento R, Rocha V, de Souza H, Miguel E, de Carvalho C, Forlenza O, Batistella L. Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: relationship of central nervous system manifestations with physical disability and systemic inflammation. Psychological Medicine 2022, 52: 2387-2398. PMID: 35521752, PMCID: PMC9151630, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722001374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-acute sequelaeC-reactive proteinSystemic inflammationBlood levelsPhysical disabilityD-dimer blood levelsCentral nervous system manifestationsPersistent physical disabilityPersistent systemic inflammationNervous system manifestationsSevere COVID-19Cognitive manifestationsPoor physical performanceElevated blood levelsCoronavirus disease 2019Pattern of symptomsDifferent organ systemsExploratory factor analysisSame followSystem manifestationsD-dimerClinical manifestationsKidney dysfunctionPerson visitsFactor structure of the Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale in a large sample of adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Batistuzzo M, Fontenelle L, Ferrão Y, Rosário M, Miguel E, Fatori D. Factor structure of the Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale in a large sample of adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 44: 57-60. PMID: 34878003, PMCID: PMC8827375, DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2021-2088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-COVID-19 psychiatric and cognitive morbidity: Preliminary findings from a Brazilian cohort study
Damiano R, Caruso M, Cincoto A, de Almeida Rocca C, de Pádua Serafim A, Bacchi P, Guedes B, Brunoni A, Pan P, Nitrini R, Beach S, Fricchione G, Busatto G, Miguel E, Forlenza O, Group H. Post-COVID-19 psychiatric and cognitive morbidity: Preliminary findings from a Brazilian cohort study. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 75: 38-45. PMID: 35134702, PMCID: PMC8734055, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive morbidityCognitive outcomesAnxiety disordersPost-traumatic stress disorderRelevant psychosocial variablesCognitive batteryMemory declineStructured psychiatric interviewStress disorderPsychosocial variablesStandardized measuresPsychosocial stressorsPsychometric testsCognitive impairmentPsychiatric interviewSevere formPreliminary findingsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCohort of survivorsLong-term outcomesAcute-phase diseaseBrazilian cohort studyCOVID-19DisordersDepression
2021
Childhood poverty and mental health disorders in early adulthood: evidence from a Brazilian cohort study
Ziebold C, Evans-Lacko S, Andrade M, Hoffmann M, Fonseca L, Barbosa M, Pan P, Miguel E, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G, Schafer J, de Jesus Mari J, Gadelha A. Childhood poverty and mental health disorders in early adulthood: evidence from a Brazilian cohort study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 32: 903-914. PMID: 34853911, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01923-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health disordersStressful life eventsEarly adulthoodHealth disordersPreventable risk factorsDifferent stressful life eventsInternalizing disordersBrazilian cohort studyProspective community cohortWell-Being AssessmentCohort studyCommunity cohortRisk factorsStratified analysisPsychiatric diagnosisExternalizing disordersChildhood povertyDisordersBaselineAdulthoodStandardized classificationHigh exposureLife eventsAssociationYoung peopleMental health conditions in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Asexual youth in Brazil: A call for action
Terra T, Schafer J, Pan P, Costa A, Caye A, Gadelha A, Miguel E, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G. Mental health conditions in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Asexual youth in Brazil: A call for action. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 298: 190-193. PMID: 34715179, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsexual youthMental disordersWell-Being Behavior AssessmentHigh-risk cohortMental health conditionsPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMental health problemsDeficit hyperactivity disorderMental health disparitiesStressful life eventsDepressive disorderPsychiatric disordersPrevalence estimatesHealth problemsConfidential questionnaireHealth disparitiesLogistic regressionStress disorderAnxiety disordersHealth conditionsConduct disorderGroup comparisonsHyperactivity disorderDisordersLong‐term stability of the cortical volumetric profile and the functional human connectome throughout childhood and adolescence
Sato J, Biazoli C, Zugman A, Pan P, Bueno A, Moura L, Gadelha A, Picon F, Amaro E, Salum G, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Long‐term stability of the cortical volumetric profile and the functional human connectome throughout childhood and adolescence. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 54: 6187-6201. PMID: 34460993, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectomeVolumetric profileLarge-scale functional networksDorsal attention networkBrain functional connectomeIdentification accuracyStructural brain featuresFunctional connectivity profilesProtracted developmentBrain featuresConnectivity profilesFunctional networksHuman connectomeConnectomeNeurodevelopmental processesLongitudinal cohortAdolescenceAdolescentsWhole brainSubject variabilityChildrenChildhoodLarge-scale networksScan intervalFunctional profilesMental Health Impact in Latin American Pediatric Rheumatologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kozu K, Casella C, Strabelli C, Aikawa N, Campos L, Elias A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Silva C. Mental Health Impact in Latin American Pediatric Rheumatologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JCR Journal Of Clinical Rheumatology 2021, 28: e506-e510. PMID: 34371514, DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000001782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleMental health impactVAS scoresPediatric rheumatologistsMental healthChildhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosusCOVID-19 pandemicPrevious mental health disordersMedian current ageIdiopathic arthritis patientsSystemic lupus erythematosusHealth promotion strategiesCross-sectional studyGAD-7 scoresMental health disordersCOVID-19Health impactsCOVID-19 frontlineArthritis patientsLupus erythematosusAnalog scaleSleep abnormalitiesSevere depressionHealth disordersResponse rateCellular and Extracellular White Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Maziero M, Seitz-Holland J, Cho K, Goldenberg J, Tanamatis T, Diniz J, Cappi C, Alice de Mathis M, Otaduy M, da Graça Morais Martin M, de Melo Felipe da Silva R, Shavitt R, Batistuzzo M, Lopes A, Miguel E, Pasternak O, Hoexter M. Cellular and Extracellular White Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2021, 6: 983-991. PMID: 33862255, PMCID: PMC8502196, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical variablesControl subjectsLower fractional anisotropyFractional anisotropyWhite matterDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imaging studyDiffusion measuresDiffusion magnetic resonance imaging studyWhite matter abnormalitiesTract-based spatial statisticsResonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imagingFree-water imagingExtracellular abnormalities