2012
Glycine treatment of the risk syndrome for psychosis: Report of two pilot studies
Woods SW, Walsh BC, Hawkins KA, Miller TJ, Saksa JR, D'Souza DC, Pearlson GD, Javitt DC, McGlashan TH, Krystal JH. Glycine treatment of the risk syndrome for psychosis: Report of two pilot studies. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 23: 931-940. PMID: 23089076, PMCID: PMC4028140, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot studyRisk syndromeSyndrome patientsNegative symptomsShort-term pilot studyEffect sizeAdjunctive antipsychotic medicationOpen-label studyPatients meeting criteriaNMDA receptor functionDurability of effectPsychosis risk symptomsGlycine site agonistsGroup effect sizesWeeks of evaluationAntipsychotic medicationSyndrome subjectsPromising effect sizesTreatment needsLarge effect sizesMeeting criteriaCognitive impairmentReduced symptomsReceptor functionSymptoms
2010
Incidence of tardive dyskinesia with atypical versus conventional antipsychotic medications: a prospective cohort study.
Woods SW, Morgenstern H, Saksa JR, Walsh BC, Sullivan MC, Money R, Hawkins KA, Gueorguieva RV, Glazer WM. Incidence of tardive dyskinesia with atypical versus conventional antipsychotic medications: a prospective cohort study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2010, 71: 463-74. PMID: 20156410, PMCID: PMC3109728, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.07m03890yel.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareAntipsychotic AgentsCohort StudiesCommunity Mental Health CentersConnecticutDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDyskinesia, Drug-InducedFemaleHumansIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsProspective cohort studyConventional antipsychoticsTardive dyskinesiaAtypical antipsychoticsCohort studyPrevious prospective cohort studyCommunity mental health centerConventional antipsychotic medicationsMental health centersAntipsychotic medicationHealth centersBaseline evaluationAntipsychoticsNew diagnosisDyskinesiaClinical practicePsychiatric outpatientsRecent exposureIncidencePrevious visitPrevious studiesPrevalenceSubjectsCurrent studyMost previous studies
2003
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Left Temporoparietal Cortex and Medication-Resistant Auditory Hallucinations
Hoffman RE, Hawkins KA, Gueorguieva R, Boutros NN, Rachid F, Carroll K, Krystal JH. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Left Temporoparietal Cortex and Medication-Resistant Auditory Hallucinations. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 49-56. PMID: 12511172, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.1.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationMedication-resistant auditory hallucinationsTranscranial magnetic stimulationLeft temporoparietal cortexAuditory hallucinationsSham stimulationMagnetic stimulationTemporoparietal cortexOpen-label trialMotor thresholdAntipsychotic medicationSustained reductionBrain areasSchizoaffective disorderCortical activationPossible treatmentNeuropsychological impairmentNeuropsychological assessmentPatientsAdditional studiesCortexStimulationTrialsHallucinationsTreatment effects
1999
Will the novel antipsychotics significantly ameliorate neuropsychological deficits and improve adaptive functioning in schizophrenia?
HAWKINS KA, MOHAMED S, WOODS SW. Will the novel antipsychotics significantly ameliorate neuropsychological deficits and improve adaptive functioning in schizophrenia? Psychological Medicine 1999, 29: 1-8. PMID: 10077288, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291798006990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel antipsychoticsNegative symptomsNeuropsychological deficitsSevere psychiatric illnessNew antipsychotic medicationsTreatment of schizophreniaCognitive outcome dataAntipsychotic medicationConventional neurolepticsNeurodevelopmental aberrationsClinical effectivenessNew antipsychoticsUnderlying pathophysiologyClinical reasonsPsychiatric illnessImproved complianceOutcome dataFunctional capacityNeurological effectsAntipsychoticsAuditory hallucinationsNeurocognitive changesMedicationsNeural tissueSymptoms