2013
Symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity in men and women with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Torresan R, Ramos-Cerqueira A, Shavitt R, do Rosário M, de Mathis M, Miguel E, Torres A. Symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity in men and women with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research 2013, 209: 186-195. PMID: 23298952, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical courseComorbid post-traumatic stress disorderDSM-IV Axis ICross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewAlcohol use disorderSymptom dimensionsPost-traumatic stress disorderAdult OCD patientsBrazilian Research ConsortiumYale-Brown ObsessiveFemale patientsClinical presentationMean ageSymptom interferenceObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersMajor depressionTic disordersFemale genderAxis IUse disordersClinical InterviewAnorexia nervosaSkin picking
2008
Sex differences in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study from Brazil
Torresan R, de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira A, de Mathis M, Diniz J, Ferrão Y, Miguel E, Torres A. Sex differences in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study from Brazil. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2008, 50: 63-69. PMID: 19059516, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsBeck DepressionYale Global Tic Severity ScaleComorbid simple phobiasFemale Brazilian patientsStructured Clinical InterviewPrivate practice clinicTic Severity ScaleAnxiety InventoryComorbid tic disordersEfficacious treatment approachGlobal symptom severityPosttraumatic stress disorderSex-related differencesYale-Brown ObsessiveClinical characteristicsClinical featuresMean agePsychiatric comorbiditySymptom interferencePractice clinicsTic disordersBrazilian patientsFamily history