2007
Extracting spurious messages from noise and risk of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a prodromal population
Hoffman RE, Woods SW, Hawkins KA, Pittman B, Tohen M, Preda A, Breier A, Glist J, Addington J, Perkins DO, McGlashan TH. Extracting spurious messages from noise and risk of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a prodromal population. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 191: 355-356. PMID: 17906248, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.031195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersTime-dependent Cox regression analysisCox regression analysisMedication-free intervalOlanzapine treatmentPlacebo groupPharmacological treatmentProdromal symptomsRisk factorsProdromal populationSpeech illusionsDisordersRegression analysisYear 2TreatmentSignificant interactionYear 1Symptoms
2006
Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Olanzapine Versus Placebo in Patients Prodromally Symptomatic for Psychosis
McGlashan TH, Zipursky RB, Perkins D, Addington J, Miller T, Woods SW, Hawkins KA, Hoffman RE, Preda A, Epstein I, Addington D, Lindborg S, Trzaskoma Q, Tohen M, Breier A. Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Olanzapine Versus Placebo in Patients Prodromally Symptomatic for Psychosis. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2006, 163: 790-799. PMID: 16648318, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.5.790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlanzapine patientsPlacebo patientsProdromal symptomsPsychosis ratesDouble-blind treatment periodEfficacy of olanzapineFurther treatment researchOlanzapine Versus PlaceboOlanzapine-treated patientsDouble-blind trialPhase of illnessPositive prodromal symptomsInduced Weight GainHazard of conversionSignificant differencesNorth American clinicsSignificant treatment differencesOlanzapine groupVersus PlaceboPlacebo groupSymptom scoresEfficacy measuresWeek 8Treatment periodPatients