2020
Family accommodation mediates the impact of childhood anxiety on functional impairment
Macul Ferreira de Barros P, Polga N, Szejko N, Miguel EC, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Family accommodation mediates the impact of childhood anxiety on functional impairment. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2020, 76: 102318. PMID: 33011554, PMCID: PMC7680363, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102318.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Associations between children’s family environment, spontaneous brain oscillations, and emotional and behavioral problems
Sato J, Biazoli C, Salum G, Gadelha A, Crossley N, Vieira G, Zugman A, Picon F, Pan P, Hoexter M, Amaro E, Anés M, Moura L, Del’Aquilla M, Mcguire P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Associations between children’s family environment, spontaneous brain oscillations, and emotional and behavioral problems. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 28: 835-845. PMID: 30392120, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1240-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily environmentMental health outcomesFamily coherenceEmotional problemsOrbitofrontal cortexTemporal poleResting-state fMRI dataLeft temporal poleSpontaneous brain oscillationsChild's family environmentRight orbitofrontal cortexOscillatory neural activityHealth outcomesBrain oscillationsBehavioral problemsNeural activityFMRI dataFMRI metricsBrain areasLow-frequency fluctuationsFractional amplitudeLower incidenceSpontaneous activityHigh incidenceExploratory study
2017
The Child Behavior Checklist—Obsessive-Compulsive Subscale Detects Severe Psychopathology and Behavioral Problems Among School-Aged Children
Saad LO, do Rosario MC, Cesar RC, Batistuzzo MC, Hoexter MQ, Manfro GG, Shavitt RG, Leckman JF, Miguel EC, Alvarenga PG. The Child Behavior Checklist—Obsessive-Compulsive Subscale Detects Severe Psychopathology and Behavioral Problems Among School-Aged Children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2017, 27: 342-348. PMID: 28151703, PMCID: PMC5439443, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2016.0125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive symptomsPsychiatric comorbidityPredictive valueBehavioral problemsDSM-IV psychiatric diagnosesPresence of OCSGroup of patientsHigh-risk cohortSignificant obsessive-compulsive symptomsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueHigh rateSeverity of OCSRisk cohortSchool-Aged ChildrenDepressive disorderFunctional impairmentPsychiatric diagnosisChild Behavior ChecklistComorbiditiesSevere psychopathologyBeing AssessmentScreening toolPediatric OCDAnxiety disorders
2016
Perinatal complications, lipid peroxidation, and mental health problems in a large community pediatric sample
Mansur R, Cunha G, Asevedo E, Zugman A, Rios A, Salum G, Pan P, Gadelha A, Levandowski M, Belangero S, Manfro G, Stertz L, Kauer-Sant’anna M, Miguel E, Bressan R, Mari J, Grassi-Oliveira R, Brietzke E. Perinatal complications, lipid peroxidation, and mental health problems in a large community pediatric sample. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 26: 521-529. PMID: 27785581, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-016-0914-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrazilChecklistChildChild Behavior DisordersCohort StudiesDevelopmental DisabilitiesFemaleHumansLipid PeroxidationLong Term Adverse EffectsMaleMalondialdehydeMental DisordersMental HealthOxidative StressPregnancyPsychopathologySocioeconomic FactorsThiobarbituric Acid Reactive SubstancesConceptsPerinatal complicationsMental health problemsCumulative exposureLipid peroxidationTBARS levelsChild Behavior ChecklistHealth problemsHigh Risk Cohort StudyMini-International Psychiatric InterviewYears of ageCBCL total problemsIndividual cumulative exposureEarly life environmentCohort studyCumulative risk indexSerum levelsPerinatal historyUnexposed groupExploratory mediation analysisPsychiatric interviewComplicationsPsychiatric disordersSocio-economic statusPediatric samplesOxidative stress