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Commentary on the article: “Maintenance of Wellness in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Who Discontinue Medication After Exposure/Response Prevention Augmentation A Randomized Clinical Trial”
Fineberg, Naomi; Hollander, Eric; Grant, Jon E; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Drummond, Lynne; Pellegrini, Luca; Laws, Keith; Wellsted, David; Reid, Jemma; Nezgovorova, Vera; Baldwin, David (2022-06-01) -
Differential effects of sertraline and cognitive behavioural therapy on behavioural inhibition in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder
Reid, Jemma E; Pellegrini, Luca; Drummond, Lynne; Varlakova, Yana; Shahper, Sonia; Baldwin, David S; Manson, Christopher; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Robbins, Trevor W; Wellsted, David; Fineberg, Naomi A (2024-04-02)Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) randomised to sertraline, manualised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), or combination (sertraline + CBT), underwent cognitive assessment. Cognitive testing was conducted ... -
Effects of exercise on obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bottoms, Lindsay; Prat Pons, Montserrat; Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Fox, Oliver; Wellsted, David; Drummond, Lynne M; Reid, Jemma; Baldwin, David; Hou, Ruihua; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Sireau, Nick; Grohmann, Dominique; Laws, Keith (2023-09-25)Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of exercise in reducing OCD symptoms. Methods: We searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Scopus and grey literature ... -
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Wellsted, David; Hall, Natalie; Corazza, Ornella; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Theofanous, Elena; Sireau, Nick; Adam, David; Chamberlain, Samuel R.; Laws, Keith (2021-09-01)BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ... -
Functional Interventions as Augmentation Strategies for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) : Scoping Review and Expert Survey from the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS)
Varinelli, Alberto; Caricasole, Valentina; Pellegrini, Luca; Hall, Natalie; Garg, Kabir; Mpavaenda, Davis; Dell'Osso, Bernardo; Albert, Umberto; Fineberg, Naomi (2021-01-27)Background. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) commonly exhibit a range of functional difficulties, presumed linked to neurocognitive changes. Evidence-based first-line treatments have limited effect on ... -
Individual obsessive-compulsive traits are associated with poorer adjustment to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions
Fineberg, Naomi A.; Pellegrini, Luca; Burkauskas, Julius; Clarke, Aaron; Laws, Keith R. (2022-04-01)Background: As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the public are expected to relinquish previously enforced safety behaviors and resume a more normal lifestyle. Despite these aims, our recent survey of 438 adults from the general ... -
The Inflating Impact of Waiting-List Controls on Effect Size Estimates
Laws, Keith R.; Pellegrini, Luca; Reid, Jemma E.; Drummond, Lynne M.; Fineberg, Naomi A. (2022-06-22) -
Letter to the editor on ‘cognitive behavior therapy for health anxiety : systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical efficacy and health economic outcomes’
Pellegrini, Luca; Laws, Keith; Albert, Umberto; Reid, Jemma; Fineberg, Naomi (2020-10-15) -
Meta-analysis of cognitive behaviour therapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of hypochondriasis: Implications for trial design
Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Clarke, Aaron; Perera, Uday; Drummond, Lynne M; Albert, Umberto; Laws, Keith (2022-10-30)Background Classification of hypochondriasis as an obsessive-compulsive and related disorder in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) has generated new heuristics for treatment of this common, ... -
New challenges in facing Cyberchondria during the COVID-19 pandemic
Vismara, Matteo; Varinelli, Alberto; Pellegrini, Luca; Enara, Arun; Fineberg, Naomi (2022-05-13)Cyberchondria (CYB) is characterized by excessive online searching for medical information and is associated with increasing levels of distress, anxiety and interference with daily activities. As the use of digital devices ... -
Preventing problematic internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus guidance
Király, Orsolya; Potenza, Marc N; Stein, Dan J; King, Daniel L; Hodgins, David C; Saunders, John B; Griffiths, Mark D; Gjoneska, Biljana; Billieux, Joël; Brand, Matthias; Abbott, Max W; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Corazza, Ornella; Burkauskas, Julius; Sales, Célia M D; Montag, Christian; Lochner, Christine; Grünblatt, Edna; Wegmann, Elisa; Martinotti, Giovanni; Lee, Hae Kook; Rumpf, Hans-Jürgen; Castro-Calvo, Jesús; Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin; Higuchi, Susumu; Menchon, Jose M; Zohar, Joseph; Pellegrini, Luca; Walitza, Susanne; Fineberg, Naomi A; Demetrovics, Zsolt (2020-07)As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have introduced steps such as spatial distancing and "staying at home" to curb its spread and impact. The fear resulting from the disease, the 'lockdown' situation, ... -
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (r-TMS) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Resistance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis and Clinical Implications
Pellegrini, Luca; Garg, Kabir; Enara, Arun; Gottlieb, David Shimon; Wellsted, David; Albert, Umberto; Laws, Keith; Fineberg, Naomi (2022-10-31)Introduction: Despite promising results from several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, the efficacy of r-TMS as a treatment for OCD remains controversial, at least in part owing to inconsistency in the ... -
Suicidality in patients with obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs): A meta-analysis
Pellegrini, Luca; Maietti, Elisa; Rucci, Paola; Burato, Sofia; Menchetti, Marco; Berardi, Domenico; Maina, Giuseppe; Fineberg, Naomi; Albert, Umberto (2021-07-01)Introduction Previous meta-analyses showed that OCD is associated with a substantial risk of suicidal behaviours. Conclusive rates of suicidal ideation (current and lifetime) and suicide attempts based on pooled prevalence ... -
Suicide attempts and suicidal ideation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder : A systematic review and meta-analysis
Pellegrini, Luca; Maietti, Elisa; Rucci, Paola; Casadei, Giacomo; Maina, Giuseppe; Fineberg, Naomi A.; Albert, Umberto (2020-11-01)Introduction: There is controversy on the magnitude of suicide risk in OCD and on the psychopathological features that raise the risk. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to estimate the pooled prevalence of ... -
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms: A Personalised Approach
Pellegrini, Luca; Wellsted, David; Cinosi, Eduardo; Busby, Amanda; Smith, Megan; Fineberg, Naomi (2023-12-26)