2014
Searching for the Immune Basis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Teixeira AL, Rodrigues DH, Marques AH, Miguel EC, Fontenelle LF. Searching for the Immune Basis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. NeuroImmunoModulation 2014, 21: 152-158. PMID: 24557049, DOI: 10.1159/000356554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderImmune parametersAnti-basal ganglia antibodiesParticular immune profileRheumatic feverImmune profileComorbid conditionsImmune basisAutoimmune diseasesImmune cellsPsychotropic drugsClinical observationsObsessive-compulsive symptomsPatientsUnequivocal changesOCD patientsElevated frequencyDisordersFeverEtiopathogenesisCytokinesSymptomsDiseaseAntibodies
2013
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia in OCD patients: Clinical profile and possible treatment implications
Torres A, Ferrão Y, Shavitt R, Diniz J, Costa D, do Rosário M, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia in OCD patients: Clinical profile and possible treatment implications. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2013, 55: 588-597. PMID: 24374170, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPanic disorderClinical profileOCD patientsMajor depressionPrevalence of PDDSM-IV-TR Axis I DisordersCross-sectional studyAxis I DisordersStructured Clinical InterviewPD/agoraphobiaBrazilian Research ConsortiumLogistic regression modelsPosttraumatic stress disorderLarge clinical sampleYale-Brown ObsessiveComorbid conditionsPD comorbidityIndependent correlatesObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersLifetime prevalenceTreatment strategiesI disordersStudy groupSeparation anxiety disorder
2012
Does anti-obsessional pharmacotherapy treat so-called comorbid depressive and anxiety states?
Valerio C, Diniz J, Fossaluza V, de Mathis M, Belotto-Silva C, Joaquim M, Filho E, Shavitt R. Does anti-obsessional pharmacotherapy treat so-called comorbid depressive and anxiety states? Journal Of Affective Disorders 2012, 139: 187-192. PMID: 22455835, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPsychiatric comorbidityTreatment responseOCD treatment responseTic disordersOCD treatmentAnxiety disordersOCD patientsNon-blinded studyAdditional psychiatric disordersCertain comorbid disordersPrimary obsessive-compulsive disorderCommon comorbiditiesAdult patientsComorbid conditionsComorbid depressiveChronic conditionsMajor depressionTreatment protocolComorbiditiesComorbid disordersPsychiatric disordersDisorders ProgramConventional treatmentPossible association