2001
Use of the Medication Event Monitoring System to estimate medication compliance in patients with schizophrenia.
Diaz E, Levine HB, Sullivan MC, Sernyak MJ, Hawkins KA, Cramer JA, Woods SW. Use of the Medication Event Monitoring System to estimate medication compliance in patients with schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2001, 26: 325-9. PMID: 11590972, PMCID: PMC167186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication Event Monitoring SystemEvent Monitoring SystemFirst monthMedication complianceSchizoaffective disorderCompliance rateTypical antipsychotic treatmentMean compliance ratePsychiatric inpatient hospitalHospital readmission dataElectronic monitoring devicesConsecutive patientsMedication regimensMonth 3Antipsychotic treatmentReadmission dataInpatient hospitalPatientsMEMS capsSchizophrenic disordersBottle openingHospitalSchizophreniaMonthsDisorders
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