A5076806284- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
2014-2024
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2006-2023
Universidade Federal do Paraná
2023
University of Health Sciences Antigua
2012-2021
University of Health Sciences
2015-2021
Leonardo (United Kingdom)
2021
Massachusetts General Hospital
2016
University of Washington
2016
Columbia University
2016
Harvard University
2016
OBJECTIVE: To describe the recruitment of patients, assessment instruments, implementation, methods and preliminary results The Brazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, which includes seven university sites. METHOD: This cross-sectional study included a comprehensive clinical including semi-structured interviews (sociodemographic data, medical psychiatric history, disease course comorbid diagnoses), instruments to assess obsessive-compulsive (Yale-Brown Scale...
Article AbstractBackground: Suicidal thoughts and behaviors, also known as suicidality, are a fairly neglected area of study in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Objective: To evaluate several aspects suicidality large multicenter sample OCD to compare those without suicidal ideation, plans, attempts according demographic clinical variables, including symptom dimensions comorbid disorders.Method: This cross-sectional included 582 outpatients primary (DSM-IV) recruited between...
Abstract Background The symptoms of obsessive−compulsive disorder (OCD) are highly heterogeneous and it is unclear what the optimal way to conceptualize this heterogeneity. This study aimed establish a comprehensive symptom structure model OCD across lifespan using factor network analytic techniques. Methods A large multinational cohort well-characterized children, adolescents, adults diagnosed with ( N = 1366) participated in study. All completed Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive−Compulsive...
A subgroup of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients remains refractory to conventional treatments. For them, a new stereotactic radiosurgery has been recently developed: the ventral capsular/ventral striatal (VC/VS) gamma capsulotomy. The authors aim report efficacy and adverse events VC/VS Five OCD were selected. assessed OCD, anxiety depressive symptoms, side effects pre- postoperatively. Three (60%) met response criteria 48 months after surgery. Adverse episodic transient. Ventral...
This study investigates the influence of age at onset OCS on psychiatric comorbidities, and tries to establish a cut-off point for onset.Three hundred thirty OCD patients were consecutively recruited interviewed using following structured interviews: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale; Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Structured Clinical Interview DSM-IV. Data analyzed with regression cluster analysis.Lower was associated higher probability having comorbidity tic, anxiety, somatoform,...
Abstract Objective: The objective is to evaluate the prevalence and associated clinical characteristics of eating disorders (ED) in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Method: This a cross‐sectional study comparing 815 OCD. Participants were assessed structured interviews scales: SCID‐I, Y‐BOCS, Dimensional BABS, Beck Depression Anxiety Inventories. Results: Ninety‐two (11.3%) presented following EDs: binge‐eating [= 59 (7.2%)], bulimia nervosa 16 (2.0%)], or anorexia 17...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has a chronic course leading to huge impact in the patient's functioning. Suicidal thoughts and attempts are much more frequent OCD subjects than once thought before.To empirically investigate whether suicidal phenomena could be analyzed as suicidality severity continuum its association with obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptom dimensions quality of life (QoL), large sample.Cross-sectional study 548 patients diagnosed according DSM-IV criteria, interviewed...
Insight is the ability to perceive and evaluate external reality separate it from its subjective aspects, or self-assess difficulties personal qualities. a predictor of success in treatment Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (individuals with poor insight may become refractory treatment). The objective this study investigate factors associated individuals OCD. Methods: This exploratory compared OCD patients good (n=148) those (n=124) according Brown Belief Assessment Scale (BABS) scores...