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
2015
Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral and clinical problems: a population-based study of Brazilian school children
Alvarenga PG, do Rosario MC, Cesar RC, Manfro GG, Moriyama TS, Bloch MH, Shavitt RG, Hoexter MQ, Coughlin CG, Leckman JF, Miguel EC. Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral and clinical problems: a population-based study of Brazilian school children. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 25: 175-182. PMID: 26015374, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-015-0723-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily History ScreenObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsSchool-aged childrenChild Behavior ChecklistUnaffected controlsPediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderPresence of OCSPopulation-based studyComorbid psychiatric disordersMajor depressive disorderWell-Being AssessmentOCD groupBrazilian school childrenGroup of childrenPsychiatric comorbidityDepressive disorderClinical impactFunctional impairmentPsychiatric disordersClinical problemOCS groupDiagnostic groupsSignificant socio-demographic differencesSocio-demographic differences