2019
Kundalini Yoga Meditation Versus the Relaxation Response Meditation for Treating Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Shannahoff-Khalsa D, Fernandes RY, de B. Pereira C, March JS, Leckman JF, Golshan S, Vieira MSR, Polanczyk GV, Miguel EC, Shavitt RG. Kundalini Yoga Meditation Versus the Relaxation Response Meditation for Treating Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2019, 10: 793. PMID: 31780963, PMCID: PMC6859828, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchY-BOCS scoresFirst-line therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical trialsSecondary measuresY-BOCSShort Form-36 Health SurveyBaseline Y-BOCS scoresCompulsive ScaleGreater improvementRelative efficacyClinical Global ImpressionEffective treatment scheduleYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleHigh psychosocial impairmentBeck Depression InventoryBeck Anxiety InventoryLife-long disorderObsessive Compulsive ScaleYale-Brown ObsessiveYoga meditationLine therapyPrimary outcomeTreat analysisReuptake inhibitors
2009
Validation of the University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale:Initial Psychometric Properties
Rosario MC, Prado HS, Borcato S, Diniz JB, Shavitt RG, Hounie AG, Mathis ME, Mastrorosa RS, Velloso P, Perin EA, Fossaluza V, Pereira CA, Geller D, Leckman J, Miguel E. Validation of the University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale:Initial Psychometric Properties. CNS Spectrums 2009, 14: 315-323. PMID: 19668122, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900020319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen clinical interviewClinical InterviewYale-Brown ObsessiveObsessive-compulsive disorderFourth Edition Axis I DisordersEarly-onset OCD patientsYale Global Tic Severity ScaleSensory phenomenaCompulsive ScaleOCD patientsOCD subjectsAxis I DisordersTic Severity ScaleSão Paulo Sensory Phenomena ScaleSignificant differencesBeck Depression InventoryBeck Anxiety InventorySeverity scoreI disordersInter-rater reliabilityInitial psychometric propertiesSeverity ScalePremonitory urgesPatientsDepression Inventory