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Comparison of the effects of mirtazapine and fluoxetine in severely depressed patientsMarcio Versiani
Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CNS Drugs 19:137-46. 2005..However, this agent has not yet been tested in patients with severe depression alone...- A review of 19 double-blind placebo-controlled studies in social anxiety disorder (social phobia)M Versiani
Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R Visconde de Pirajá 407 s 805, Rio de Janeiro, 22410 003, Brazil
World J Biol Psychiatry 1:27-33. 2000..Controlled studies with SRIs (paroxetine and fluvoxamine) demonstrated very significant differences from placebo. Paroxetine is the SRI most extensively studied in Social Anxiety Disorder with positive therapeutic results... 
Double-blind comparison of 30 and 60 mg tranylcypromine daily in patients with panic disorder comorbid with social anxiety disorderAntonio E Nardi
Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R Visconde de Piraja, 407 702 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Psychiatry Res 175:260-5. 2010..Tranylcypromine--60 mg daily--was found effective in the treatment of panic disorder and social anxiety disorder comorbidity...- Reboxetine, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for panic disorderMarcio Versiani
Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Clin Psychiatry 63:31-7. 2002..16%), constipation (27% vs. 22%), and insomnia (26% vs. 22%). CONCLUSION: Reboxetine was effective and well tolerated in the treatment of panic disorder... - The Brazilian Portuguese version of the Saving Inventory-Revised: internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity of a questionnaire to assess hoardingIsabela S Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro IP UFRJ, Brazil
Psychol Rep 106:279-96. 2010..The Saving Inventory-Revised total scores also correlated significantly with comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms... - Clinical subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder based on the presence of checking and washing compulsionsLeonardo F Fontenelle
Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 27:201-7. 2005..We aimed at examining the utility of checking and washing compulsions as markers of valid subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)... - Respiratory panic disorder subtype: acute and long-term response to nortriptyline, a noradrenergic tricyclic antidepressantAntonio E Nardi
Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry IPUB, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R Visconde de Piraja, 407 702, Rio de Janeiro RJ 22410 003, Brazil
Psychiatry Res 120:283-93. 2003..In conclusion, the respiratory PD subtype had a faster response to treatment with nortriptyline at 8 weeks than did the non-respiratory subtype, and an equivalent response after 1 year of treatment... - Sexual function and dysfunction in Brazilian patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and social anxiety disorderLeonardo F Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:254-7. 2007..Male patients with SAD reported not using contraceptive methods significantly more frequently than male patients with OCD (p = 0.007). Patients with OCD and patients with SAD exhibit different profiles of sexual behavior... - Impaired set-shifting ability and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorderL Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro IPUB UFRJ, Brazil
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 13:508-10. 2001..A clear relationship was found between impaired performance on two Wisconsin Card Sorting subtests (categories completed and perseverative errors) and positive treatment response... - Catatonia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: etiopathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and clinical managementLeonardo F Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal of Rio de Janeiro IPUB UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cogn Behav Neurol 20:21-4. 2007.... - The descriptive epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorderLeonardo F Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro IPUB UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 30:327-37. 2006.... - Auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, and bodily hallucinations in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorderLeonardo F Fontenelle
Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CNS Spectr 13:125-30. 2008..Further psychopathological research should clarify the clinical significance of hallucinations among patients with OCD... - A three-year follow-up study of patients with the respiratory subtype of panic disorder after treatment with clonazepamAntonio E Nardi
Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R Visconde de Piraja, 407 702, Rio de Janeiro RJ 22410 003, Brazil
Psychiatry Res 137:61-70. 2005..The respiratory subgroup had a faster response after 8 weeks of treatment and an equivalent response in the 3-year follow-up period. Clonazepam had a sustained therapeutic effect over the entire treatment period... - The diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and unipolar depression: interrater reliability and congruence between DSM-IV and ICD-10Elie Cheniaux
Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro IPUB UFRJ, and School of Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro FCM UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Psychopathology 42:293-8. 2009.... - Citalopram plus reboxetine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderLeonardo F Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World J Biol Psychiatry 6:57-9. 2005..This report suggests that future studies accessing the efficacy of the SRI SNRI combination in treatment resistant OCD are needed... - Ziprasidone in bipolar disorderMarcio Versiani
Bipolar Disorders Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R Visconde de Pirajá 407 s 805, Rio de Janeiro, 22410 003, Brazil
Expert Opin Pharmacother 7:1221-8. 2006..Ziprasidone was very well tolerated by patients with bipolar disorder and did not cause increased weight, glucose or lipid levels... - Quality of life and symptom dimensions of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorderIsabela S Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro IPUB UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Psychiatry Res 179:198-203. 2010..The severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms seems, therefore, to be powerful determinants of the level of quality of life in patients with OCD... - Asperger Syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and major depression in a patient with 45,X/46,XY mosaicismLeonardo F Fontenelle
Anxiety and Depression Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Psychopathology 37:105-9. 2004.... - A breath-holding challenge in panic disorder patients, their healthy first-degree relatives, and normal controlsAntonio E Nardi
Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Respir Physiol Neurobiol 133:43-7. 2002..023). There was no heart rate, anxiety levels or breath-hold time differences among the groups. In this breath hold challenge test PD patients were more sensitive to breath-hold than first-degree relatives and normal volunteers... - Early carbon dioxide challenge test may predict clinical response in panic disorderAlexandre M Valenca
Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil
Psychiatry Res 112:269-72. 2002..The clonazepam group had significantly fewer panic attacks in response to the CO(2) test and the test may predict clinical response... - Reboxetine, a new noradrenaline selective antidepressant, is at least as effective as fluoxetine in the treatment of depressionVittorino Andreoli
Primario Servizi Psychiatri, Ospedale di Soave, Soave, Italy
J Clin Psychopharmacol 22:393-9. 2002..Reboxetine and fluoxetine are more effective than placebo in the treatment of major depression. Futhermore, both antidepressants are well tolerated but possess different adverse event profiles... - Partial response and nonresponse to antidepressant therapy: current approaches and treatment optionsRobert M A Hirschfeld
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0188, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 63:826-37. 2002..Switching to an agent of a different class is probably optimal for those patients who fail to respond to first-line therapy... - Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) displayed cognitive deficits consistent with a dysfunction of the dorsolateral-striatal circuitLeonardo F Fontenelle
Psychol Med 34:181; author reply 181-3. 2004 - Ziprasidone in the treatment of acute bipolar mania: a three-week, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trialPaul E Keck
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45627 0559, USA
Am J Psychiatry 160:741-8. 2003..The study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of ziprasidone, compared with placebo, in the treatment of adult patients with acute bipolar mania... - Efficacy of paroxetine for relapse prevention in social anxiety disorder: a 24-week studyDan J Stein
University of Stellenbosch, Fransie van Zyl Dr, Tygerberg 7505, Cape Town, South Africa
Arch Gen Psychiatry 59:1111-8. 2002..The efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the acute treatment of social anxiety disorder (social phobia) is well established... - World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders in Primary CareMichael Bauer
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitat Dresden, Dresden, Germany
World J Biol Psychiatry 8:67-104. 2007..They deal primarily with biological treatment (including antidepressants, other psychopharmacological and hormonal medications, electroconvulsive therapy, light therapy)... - World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders, Part 2: Maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder and treatment of chronic depressive disorders and subthreshold Michael Bauer
University of California Los Angeles UCLA, Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA
World J Biol Psychiatry 3:69-86. 2002.... - World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders, Part 1: Acute and continuation treatment of major depressive disorderMichael Bauer
Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles ULCA, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 2330, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
World J Biol Psychiatry 3:5-43. 2002.... - Obsessions with aggressive content emerging during the course of panic disorder: a different subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder?Leonardo F Fontenelle
Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro IPUB UFRJ, Icaraí Niterói RJ, Brazil
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 20:343-6. 2005..Our cases suggest that patients with OCD should be probed for an underlying panic disorder. This 'panic disorder-related subtype of OCD' may be associated with an excellent treatment response and increased rates of remission... - Treatment-response by age at onset in obsessive-compulsive disorderLeonardo F Fontenelle
J Affect Disord 83:283-4. 2004 - Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) displayed cognitive deficits consistent with a dysfunction of the dorsolateral-striatal circuitLeonardo F Fontenelle
Psychol Med 34:1367-8; author reply 1368-9. 2004