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
2013
Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder
Kichuk SA, Torres AR, Fontenelle LF, Rosário MC, Shavitt RG, Miguel EC, Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive–compulsive disorder. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2013, 44: 233-239. PMID: 23410525, PMCID: PMC3654083, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge of onsetClinical courseObsessive-compulsive disorderPrimary symptom dimensionsSymptom dimensionsPrimary OCD symptomsChi-square testEarly ageOCD symptom dimensionsYale-Brown ObsessiveAdult patientsComorbid ticsSignificant symptomsLarge cohortDifferent OCD symptom dimensionsHeterogeneous symptomsSymptomsCompulsive ScaleDimensional Yale-Brown ObsessiveAgeSignificant differencesOCD symptomsOnsetInconsistent results
2005
A family study of early‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder
do Rosario‐Campos M, Leckman JF, Curi M, Quatrano S, Katsovitch L, Miguel EC, Pauls DL. A family study of early‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2005, 136B: 92-97. PMID: 15892140, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRecurrence riskChronic ticsFirst-degree family membersChildhood-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderDiagnosis of OCDChronic tic disorderStandardized semi-structured interviewFirst-degree relativesEarly-onset casesOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderDSM-IV criteriaEarly-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderBest-estimate processRandom digit dialingHigh comorbid ratesAge of onsetFamily studiesHigh genetic loadingMean ageSpecialty clinicTic disordersComorbid ratesValid subgroupsCase relatives
2001
Síndrome de Gilles de la Tourette: estudo clínico de 58 casos
Chien H, Barbosa E, Miguel E. Síndrome de Gilles de la Tourette: estudo clínico de 58 casos. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria 2001, 59: 729-732. PMID: 11593274, DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000500015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGilles de la Tourette's syndromeGilles de la TouretteLa Tourette's syndromeAge of onsetObsessive-compulsive disorderFemale ratioInitial symptomsMotor ticsVocal ticsChildhood onsetAssociated manifestationsComplex ticsTourette syndromePatientsNeuropsychiatric disordersHyperactivity disorderAge rangeAttention deficitsDisordersSyndromeSensory phenomenaOnsetYearsCopropraxiaLa TouretteRegional Cerebral Blood Flow Abnormalities in Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Exploratory SPECT Study
BUSATTO G, BUCHPIGUEL C, ZAMIGNANI D, GARRIDO G, GLABUS M, ROSARIO-CAMPOS M, CASTRO C, MAIA A, ROCHA E, MCGUIRE P, MIGUEL E. Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Abnormalities in Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Exploratory SPECT Study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2001, 40: 347-354. PMID: 11288777, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200103000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderLate-onset subjectsOCD subjectsRegional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) single-photon emissionCerebral blood flow single photon emissionRegional cerebral blood flow abnormalitiesCerebral blood flow abnormalitiesObsessive-compulsive symptomsPathophysiology of OCDBlood flow abnormalitiesEarly-onset casesOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderFrontal-subcortical circuitsAge of onsetEarly-onset subjectsAnterior cingulate cortexPrefrontal cortex relativeSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingRCBF differencesRight thalamusHealthy controlsFlow abnormalitiesClinical dataCortex relative