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Research retention among people with first-episode psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Journal of Psychiatry
No abstract available.
Mihoko Maru, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Usha Chhagan, Lindokuhle Thela, Enver Karim, Andrew Tomita, Saeeda Paruk, Bonginkosi Chiliza   +7 more
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Minimal-medication approaches to treating schizophrenia [PDF]

, 2009
UK guidelines for treating people diagnosed with schizo phrenia currently emphasise the primacy of antipsychotic medication, with or without psycho-socially based interventions as circumstances dictate.
Aderhold, Agar-Jacomb, Barnes, Bennett, Burston, Calton, Carpenter, Ciompi, Ciompi, Cooper, Davis, Day, Descartes, Digby, Fins, Fulford, Gray, Griesinger, Grisso, Harrow, Helen Spandler, Hogarty, Hyman, Loebel, Mosher, Mosher, Mosher, Pasamanick, Pincus, Podvoll, Porter, Pullen, Rappaport, Rose, Seikkula, Seikkula, Statsny, Tim Calton, Warner, Watkins, Wirt   +40 more
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First-Episode Psychosis: Part II. Editors' Introduction [PDF]

Schizophrenia Bulletin, 1992
Until recently, there has been a conspicuous lack of studies regarding the earliest phases of psychotic illness, with most research on schizophrenia and related disorders focusing on chronically ill patients. Currently, however, a number of investigators have turned their attention toward this topic, exploring the conceptual issues involved in defining
D G, Kirch, J A, Lieberman, S M, Matthews   +2 more
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Cardiometabolic Risk in First Episode Psychosis Patients

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Previous research in patients with schizophrenia in European and USA population groups has demonstrated a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome and disease progression (~35%–40%) and increased risk for cardiovascular disease and long-term mortality ...
Jo Smith, Lisa A. Griffiths, Marie Band, Dominic Horne   +3 more
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Social cognition in patients with first episode of psychosis in remission

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Aim: The present study aimed to compare the social cognition (SC) deficits in patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and healthy controls and evaluate the association of SC deficits with socio-occupational functioning, insight, quality of life, and ...
Mahadev Singh Sen, Ritu Nehra, Sandeep Grover   +2 more
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A review of economic evaluations of health care for people at risk of psychosis and for first-episode psychosis

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Preventing psychotic disorders and effective treatment in first-episode psychosis are key priorities for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Gemma E. Shields, Deborah Buck, Filippo Varese, Alison R. Yung, Andrew Thompson, Nusrat Husain, Matthew R. Broome, Rachel Upthegrove, Rory Byrne, Linda M. Davies   +9 more
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Anti-Streptolysin O (ASO) Antibodies are Elevated in Patients with First Episode Psychosis and Chronic Schizophrenia Compared to Controls

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2020
Objectives: Increasing evidence demonstrates that infections and activated immune system may play a role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible relationship between anti-streptolysin O (ASO) antibodies ...
Musa Sahpolat
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White matter integrity as a predictor of response to treatment in first episode psychosis [PDF]

, 2013
The integrity of brain white matter connections is central to a patient's ability to respond to pharmacological interventions. This study tested this hypothesis using a specific measure of white matter integrity, and examining its relationship to ...
Bonaccorso, S, Chaddock, C, David, AS, Dazzan, P, Dell'acqua, F, Diforti, M, Handley, R, Kapur, S, Mondelli, V, Murray, RM, Pariante, CM, Reinders, AA, Reis Marques, T, Simmons, A, Taylor, H   +14 more
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Altered insular function during aberrant salience processing in relation to the severity of psychotic symptoms

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016
There is strong evidence for abnormal salience processing in patients with psychotic experiences. In particular, there are indications that the degree of aberrant salience processing increases with the severity of positive symptoms.
Anna Walter, Claudia Suenderhauf, Renata Smieskova, Claudia Lenz, Fabienne Harrisberger, André Schmidt, Tobias Vogel, Undine E. Lang, Anita Riecher-Rössler, Anne Eckert, Stefan Borgwardt   +10 more
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The difficult task of predicting the costs of community-based mental health care. A comprehensive case register study. [PDF]

, 2011
Previous studies have attempted to forecast the costs of mental health care, using clinical and individual variables; the inclusion of ecological measures could improve the knowledge of predictors of psychiatric service utilisation and costs to support ...
Amaddeo, F., Donisi, V., Grigoletti, L., Jones, J., Pertile, R., Salazzari, D., Tansella, M.   +6 more
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