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Adjunct rank detailsEuripedes C. Miguel, MD, PhD
Professor & Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo School of MedicineAbout
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Professor & Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Miguel is currently Professor & Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo School of Medicine (USP). Through a network of professional associations established in the last decades, Eurípedes Miguel set up productive partnerships with the major university centers in the world, recently being appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Duke University Medical Center, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine and Consultant in Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He was the founder and coordinator of the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Program of the Institute of Psychiatry at USP (1994-2009) and is now the Coordinator of the National Institute for Developmental Psychiatry (www.inpd.org.br) focused on preventive measures for Children and Adolescents.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital (1994)
- PhD
- University of São Paulo, Psychiatry Department (1992)
- MD
- University of Sao Paulo Medical School (1982)
Research
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Overview
- Comorbidities Trajectory in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Neural Circuits and Biological Markers Involved in Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Paradigms of Fear and Anxiety
- National Institute of Science and Technology Developmental Psychiatry for Children and adolescents
- A Multicenter Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) for children with OCD
- Scholar High risk cohort study for the development of psychopathology and resilience – PREVENTION Study
- Butantã (SP) Birth Cohort
- Pregnant Women Cohort Study
Medical Research Interests
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-9393-3103
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
James Leckman, MD, PhD
Thomas Fernandez, MD
Michael Bloch, MD, MS
Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
Luis Farhat, MD, PhD
Catherine Panter-Brick
Publications
2026
Regional, functional and transcriptomic decoding of multidimensional brain structure alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Cardoso Saraiva L, Sato J, Sebenius I, Dzinalija N, del Río-Torné C, Godinho F, Lopes A, Fernandez T, Lima M, Ramos V, Iglesio R, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis S, Anticevic A, Araújo A, Arnold P, Balachander S, Banaj N, Batistuzzo M, Benedetti F, Bollettini I, Bravi B, Brennan B, Buitelaar J, Castelo-Branco M, Choi S, Costa A, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, Duarte I, Echevarria M, Eng G, Fernandes A, Feusner J, Figee M, Fitzsimmons S, Fontenelle L, Grazioplene R, Ha M, Hinojosa A, Hoexter M, Huijser C, Hu H, James A, Kim M, Kwon J, Lazaro L, Lochner C, Machado-Sousa M, van Marle H, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Menchón J, Minuzzi L, Morgado P, Muñoz-Moreno E, Nakao T, Narayanaswamy J, Nurmi E, O’Neill J, Park I, Phillips M, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Piras F, Piras F, Postma T, Li C, Reddy J, van Rooij D, Sakai Y, de Salles Andrade J, Scheffler F, Shivakumar V, Soreni N, Stern E, van der Straten A, Thomopoulos S, Tomiyama H, Tovar-Moll F, Vecchio D, Veltman D, Venkatasubramanian G, Vriend C, Wang Z, van der Werf Y, van Wingen G, Zhao Q, Charney A, Cho Y, Shavitt R, Pushkarskaya H, Soriano-Mas C, Romero-Garcia R, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Winkler A, Miguel Filho E, Pittenger C, Cappi C. Regional, functional and transcriptomic decoding of multidimensional brain structure alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nature Communications 2026 PMID: 42343090, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74153-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPostmortem brain studiesBrain morphologyStudies of obsessive-compulsive disorderCortical alterationsStudies of brain morphologyDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBrain structural alterationsSubcortical shape alterationsTranscriptomic decodingPrefrontal cortexFrontoparietal networkDefault modeNeuroimaging phenotypesSensorimotor regionsMental illnessNetwork phenotypesRegional alterationsCortical curvatureExcitatory neuronsDisordersStructural phenotypesMedication useGene expression patternsSimilar alterationsPsychometric Properties and Longitudinal Predictors of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C‐SSRS) in a Brazilian Community Cohort: A 15‐Year Follow‐Up Study
Damiano R, Bryan C, Pan P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Salum G, Hoffmann M. Psychometric Properties and Longitudinal Predictors of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C‐SSRS) in a Brazilian Community Cohort: A 15‐Year Follow‐Up Study. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2026, 56: e70118. PMID: 42240011, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.70118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleC-SSRSSeverity Rating ScaleInternal consistencyLongitudinal predictorsBrazilian High-Risk Cohort StudyRating ScaleHigh Risk Cohort StudyLifetime suicidal ideationTwo-factor modelGuttman scalabilityConfirmatory factor analysisChildhood risk factorsLow internal consistencyCommunity-based sampleItem response theoryIdeation severityAttempt historyConvergent/discriminant validitySuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsUnidimensional structureSelf-harmPsychometric propertiesTwo-factorResting-state functional connectivity alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder: relationships between connectivity and clinical profiles in the Global OCD study
Thorsen A, de Joode N, Pouwels P, Dietz C, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Robertson F, Ipser J, Lee S, Hezel D, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Echevarria M, Sheshachala K, Narayanaswamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Lochner C, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Shavitt R, Stein D, Wall M, van den Heuvel O, Simpson H, Vriend C. Resting-state functional connectivity alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder: relationships between connectivity and clinical profiles in the Global OCD study. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2026 PMID: 42208657, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2026.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderNetwork-based statisticsSeverity of anxietyFunctional connectivityNucleus accumbensOCD studiesAssociated with altered resting-state functional connectivityResting-state functional connectivity alterationsComorbid major depressive disorderHealthy controlsObsessive-compulsive disorder symptomsResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingResting-state functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMajor depressive disorderDorsal caudate nucleusSerotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsFunctional connectivity alterationsSeed-based analysisSeed-based FCYears of educationContamination symptomsUnmedicated adultsDepressive disorderAnxiety symptomsPrenatal stress, intimate partner violence and maternal cortisol trajectories: insights from a prospective birth cohort from São Paulo, Brazil
Blumrich L, Flinn M, Rohde L, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Grisi S, Brentani H, Ferraro A. Prenatal stress, intimate partner violence and maternal cortisol trajectories: insights from a prospective birth cohort from São Paulo, Brazil. Scientific Reports 2026 PMID: 42082622, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-50811-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsIntimate partner violenceBirth cohortHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisMaternal hair cortisol concentrationAssociated with lower hair cortisol concentrationsPopulation-based birth cohortAssociated with hair cortisol concentrationsPregnancy to postpartumProspective birth cohortLower hair cortisol concentrationsEmotional responses to pregnancyPrenatal stressExposure to intimate partner violenceCortisol trajectoriesLinear mixed-effects modelsPartner violenceSao PauloLongitudinal associationsCortisol levelsPostpartum monthsPsychosocial stressorsSexual intimate partner violencePsychological intimate partner violenceMixed-effects models548. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Occipital Propagation: A Case Report of Longitudinal Semiological Evolution
Cara L, Busch N, Matuda V, Rapozero J, Rodrigues M, Fiori L, Bozutti L, Sousa L, de Souza M, Marchetti R, Filho E, Brañas M. 548. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Occipital Propagation: A Case Report of Longitudinal Semiological Evolution. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s335. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.782.Peer-Reviewed Original Research533. Contribution of CNV Burden to IQ and Its Interaction With Polygenic Scores in a Highly Admixed Population
Antonieto J, Ortunes D, Ito L, Ota V, Miguel E, Pan P, Bressan R, Salum G, Belangero S, Santoro M. 533. Contribution of CNV Burden to IQ and Its Interaction With Polygenic Scores in a Highly Admixed Population. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s328-s329. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcepts560. Prefrontal fNIRS Activity During Aversive Stimulation: Towards New Imaging-Based Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Moreira-Neto A, Trambaiolli L, Pinheiro E, Pisaniello L, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Sato J, Shavitt R. 560. Prefrontal fNIRS Activity During Aversive Stimulation: Towards New Imaging-Based Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s340. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural brain findings associated with clinical profiles but not diagnosis in unmedicated adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder: the Global OCD study
de Joode N, Vriend C, Pouwels P, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Robertson F, Ipser J, Lee S, van Balkom A, Hezel D, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Sheshachala K, Narayanaswamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Lochner C, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Shavitt R, Stein D, Wall M, Simpson H, van den Heuvel O. Structural brain findings associated with clinical profiles but not diagnosis in unmedicated adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder: the Global OCD study. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 108: 112829. PMID: 41932181, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderVoxel-based morphometryStructural brain signaturesOrbitofrontal cortexCase-control differencesUnmedicated adultsIllness durationRight medial orbitofrontal cortexObsessive-compulsive disorder severityLeft lateral orbitofrontal cortexSample of unmedicated adultsObsessive-compulsive disorder casesCortical thicknessLateral orbitofrontal cortexMedial orbitofrontal cortexStructural brain findingsNo significant case-control differencesStructural imaging studiesMiddle temporal cortexSignificant case-control differencesBrain findingsOCD studiesRight insulaUnmedicated sampleComorbid depressionClinical presentation of comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in Latin American individuals
Pinciotti C, Buckland E, Tapia-Cuevas V, Romero M, Obando D, Longhurst M, Morales N, Anderberg J, Frederick R, Cruz V, Berrones D, Muñoz J, Moore H, Cappi C, Onyeka O, Wiese A, Crowley J, Storch E, Adorno V, Agostini V, Aguilar W, Aguirre C, Alvarado-Quiroz V, Ancalade N, Anderberg J, Antich A, Aponte D, Londoño J, Espinosa A, Arnold P, Atkinson E, Avanesyan T, Avery J, Ayala J, Barrera C, Contreras J, Barry K, Belanger A, Benitez L, Berrones D, Best J, Bigdeli T, Bommiasamy H, Borda T, Boyajian L, Burton C, Buxbaum J, Rivera R, Callahan J, Gomez C, Cervin M, Chang A, Cheng J, Chire J, Muñoz M, Cicero D, Cifuentes-Espinoza A, Quiroz P, Colombo G, Comer J, Cortina J, Costa C, Crosbie J, Crowley J, Cruz V, Cruz I, Cunning A, Perez G, Dailey M, Dang B, Dawson A, del Río D, Dev A, Diaz S, Estrada F, Etchevers M, Figueroa E, Flecha L, Franklin M, Frederick R, Fujita R, Furr J, Gaeta A, Gamarra O, Garay-Contreras C, García-Bravo N, García-Jaimes C, Garrison S, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Galera A, Gonzalez-Barrios P, Goodman W, Grice D, Guintivano J, Guttfreund D, Halvorsen M, Henríquez-Belmar F, Hernandez D, Núñez E, Hettema J, Hovey J, Irreño-Sotomonte J, Pedraza S, Jagannathan N, Jensen M, Jiwani R, Johnson J, Joutteaux S, Lujambio J, Kennedy J, Lanzagorta N, Lázaro-Muñoz G, Longhurst M, Luna E, MacLellan A, Horvath A, Martinez M, Martínez G, Mallen M, Martinez-Gonzalez K, de Los Angeles Matos M, Mattheisen M, McCarty R, McGuire J, McKay D, McOmber C, de Borja N, Minaya C, Miño T, Mithani S, Zambrana M, Moore H, Morales-Rivero A, Moya P, Moyano M, Mukunda P, Muñoz J, Zabaleta M, Nicolini H, Bracho A, Bracho B, Obando D, Ochoa M, Ochoa-Panaifo M, O'Higgins M, Castaman L, Balmaceda T, Tobar M, Onyeka O, Ortega I, Pato M, Paz y Miño M, Ortega A, de Leon E, Orellana J, Pereira S, Duarte T, Phan A, Pine A, Piscoya P, Placencia M, Ponce L, Poovey K, Qiao T, Quiroz-Padilla M, Valencia D, Ramos R, Ramos I, Ramsey K, Rancourt D, Espinosa R, Reyes-Parada M, Richter P, Rivera R, Rodriguez C, Barajas S, Romero M, Ronceros S, Ruggero C, Ruiz-Chow A, Leveau C, Sagarnaga M, Salhadar N, Schachar R, Segovia L, Seligman L, Siegel I, Spencer S, Stewart S, Storch E, Tapia-Cuevas V, Thompson P, Timpano K, Tonarelli S, la Garza B, Trujillo A, Villar C, Jardón C, Valdivia-Campos M, Valentine K, Vallejo-Silva A, van Roessel P, Medrano J, Vásquez-Suyo M, Vergara M, Vidal-Martinez G, Wagner K, Wiese A, Wilkerson S, Zai G, Zappa L, Cruz V, Zepeda-Burgos R, Zoghbi A, Cappi C, Lima M, Ramos V, Albuquerque N, Alves G, Alves-Pereira R, Artiga L, Azevedo J, Barbosa I, Bortoncello C, Carneiro B, Christo R, Costa D, Cupertino F, de Mathis M, de Menezes G, Dib L, Diniz M, do Rosário M, Félix-da-Silva C, Ferrão Y, Ferreira G, Ferreira L, Fontenelle L, Frota G, Gil M, Guarinon I, Hoexter M, Hounie A, Martinho A, Aguiar T, Merces J, Miguel E, Muniz A, Oliveira B, Passinho J, Quarantini L, Quarantini-Alvim Y, Sampaio A, Saraiva L, Shavitt R, Silva O, Soares M, Souza V, Stumpf B, Tavares H. Clinical presentation of comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in Latin American individuals. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2026, 49: 101011. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2026.101011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderOCD symptom dimensionsObsessive-compulsive disorder severityPresence of posttraumatic stress disorderConsistent with previous researchIntegrated treatment approachComprehensive assessment strategyPathological doubtSymptom dimensionsPsychiatric comorbiditiesComplex comorbidityPrevious researchEffect sizeQuality of lifeAmerican adultsDisordersTreatment approachesLatin American individualsSevere clinical presentationAmerican individualsAssessment strategiesDiverse ethnic groupsMental health stigma in Latin American youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder
McCarty R, Jensen M, Santa Cruz E, Sagarnaga M, Quiroz P, Miño T, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Mallen M, Moyano M, Berrones D, Anderberg J, Frederick R, Moore H, Muñoz J, Cruz V, genomics L, Adorno V, Agostini V, Aguilar W, Aguirre C, Alvarado-Quiroz V, Ancalade N, Anciburo M, Anderberg J, Antich A, Aponte D, Londoño J, Espinosa A, Arellano-Ramírez L, Arnold P, Carmelo B, Atkinson E, Avanesyan T, Avery J, Avila-Vazquez A, Ayala J, Aziz H, Aguirre T, Barrera C, Contreras J, Barry K, Belanger A, Benitez L, Berrones D, Best J, Bigdeli T, Bommiasamy H, Borda T, Boyajian L, Boyle N, Muñoz D, Burton C, Buxbaum J, Rivera R, Callahan J, Gomez C, Ponce L, Canchari E, Torres R, Catano-Cedillo M, Cervin M, Chang A, Cheng J, Chire J, Muñoz M, Cicero D, Cifuentes-Espinoza A, Quiroz P, Colombo G, Comer J, Condori-Apaza L, Cortina J, Costa C, Crosbie J, Crowley J, Cruz V, Cruz I, Cunning A, Perez G, Dailey M, Dang B, Checco K, Dawson A, del Prado P, del Río D, Dev A, Diaz S, Estrada F, Figueroa E, Flecha L, Flores-Garcia Á, Franklin M, Frederick R, Fujita R, Furr J, Gaeta A, Gamarra O, Garay-Contreras C, García-Bravo N, García-Jaimes C, Garrison S, Giusti-Rodriguez P, González A, Gonzalez-Barrios P, Goodman W, Gorosito J, Grice D, Guintivano J, Guttfreund D, Halvorsen M, Miles J, Hernandez D, Núñez E, Hettema J, Hovey J, Ccarhuas B, Irreño-Sotomonte J, Pedraza S, Jagannathan N, Jensen M, Jiwani R, Johnson J, Joutteaux S, Lujambio J, Kehrer S, Kennedy J, Lanzagorta N, Lázaro-Muñoz G, Longhurst M, Martinez D, Luna E, MacLellan A, Marques A, Martinez M, Martínez G, Mallen M, Martinez-Gonzalez K, de Los Angeles Matos M, Mattheisen M, McCarty R, McGuire J, McKay D, McOmber C, de Borja N, Minaya C, Miño T, Mithani S, Zambrana M, Moore H, Morales-Rivero A, Moya P, Moyano M, Mukunda P, Muñoz J, Zabaleta M, Nicolini H, Bracho A, Bracho B, Obando D, Ochoa M, Ochoa-Panaifo M, O'Higgins M, Castaman L, Balmaceda T, Tobar M, Onyeka O, Ortega I, Paredes-Linares V, Pato M, Pavlinusich I, Paz y Miño M, de Leon E, Orellana J, Pereira S, Duarte T, Phan A, Placencia M, Ponce L, Poovey K, Qiao T, Quiroz-Padilla M, Correa M, Heros A, Valencia D, Ramos R, Ramos I, Ramsey K, Rancourt D, Gomez S, Espinosa R, Richter P, Rodriguez C, Barajas S, Romero M, Ruggero C, Ruiz-Chow A, Sagarnaga M, Montoya G, Salhadar N, Schachar R, Segovia L, Seligman L, Siegel I, Spencer S, Stewart S, Storch E, Tames-Bravo M, Tapia-Cuevas V, Thompson P, Timpano K, Tonarelli S, la Garza B, Trujillo A, Villar C, Jardón C, Valentine K, Vallejo-Silva A, van Roessel P, Medrano J, Vásquez-Suyo M, Vergara M, Vidal-Martinez G, Huaman M, Vollaro C, Wagner K, Wiese A, Wilkerson S, Zai G, Zappa L, Cruz V, Zepeda-Burgos R, Zoghbi A, Group B, Albuquerque N, Alexandria R, Alves G, Alves-Pereira R, Artiga L, Azevedo J, Barbosa I, Bortoncello C, Cappi C, Carneiro B, Cervone F, Christo R, Costa D, Cupertino F, de Mathis M, de Menezes G, Dib L, do Rosário M, Dreher C, Félix-da-Silva C, Ferrão Y, Ferreira G, Ferreira L, Fontenelle L, Frota G, Gil M, Guarinon I, Hoexter M, Hounie A, Lima M, Martinho A, Mendes T, Merces J, Miguel E, Muniz A, Oliveira B, Passinho J, Quarantini L, Quarantini-Alvim Y, Ramos V, Sampaio A, Saraiva L, Sater P, Shavitt R, Silva O, Soares M, Souza V, Stumpf B, Tavares B, Onyeka O, Wiese A, Crowley J, Storch E. Mental health stigma in Latin American youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research 2026, 361: 117113. PMID: 41933536, PMCID: PMC13286694, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMental health stigmaClinician-rated OCD symptom severityDiagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorderAmerican youthImpact of obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptom severityHealth stigmaStigma experiencesMental health conditionsDepressive symptomatologyLatin American youthClinical variablesPsychological correlatesSymptom severityPsychological healthPredictors of stigmaSymptomatologyAssociated with stigmaRegression analysisYouthDisordersQuality of lifeRelated concernsLatino ancestry
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activity São Paulo University
12/01/2009 - PresentPublic ServiceChairpersonDetailsChairman on Department of Psychiatry of Medical School in São Paulo University.activity São Paulo University
2009 - PresentPublic ServiceProfessorDetailsProfessor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical Schoolactivity Developmental Psychiatry National Institute for Children and Adolescent
01/12/2009 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsPresidentDetailsPresident National Institute for Developmental Psychiatryactivity Institute of Psychiatry
2009 - PresentCommitteesMemberDetailsMember, Executive Committee of Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Pauloactivity São Paulo University
2009 - PresentPublic ServiceProfessorDetailsProfessor of Psychiatry
Honors
honor IPq Award
12/01/2007Yale University AwardThe best research in the Department & Institute of PsychiatryDetailsUnited Stateshonor Prof. Ulysses Vianna Filho’s Award
12/01/2006National AwardBrazilian Association of PsychiatryDetailsUnited Stateshonor V Psychiatry Week Award
12/01/2006National Award"Revista Psiquiatria ClínicaDetailsUnited Stateshonor Prof. Ulysses Vianna Filho’s Award
12/01/2005National AwardAssociação Brasileira de PsiquiatriaDetailsUnited Stateshonor OCDi AWARD
12/01/1996International AwardWorld Congress of PsychiatryDetailsUnited States
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