2024
The Italian adaptation of the Mini‐SIPS, a tool for early detection of individuals at clinical high risk and first episode of psychosis: A preliminary study of implementation in an Italian FEP program
Ferrara M, Basaldella M, Vacca F, Woods S, Walsh B, Cannon T, Srihari V, Grassi L. The Italian adaptation of the Mini‐SIPS, a tool for early detection of individuals at clinical high risk and first episode of psychosis: A preliminary study of implementation in an Italian FEP program. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38769052, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical high riskFirst-episode psychosisDSM-5-Attenuated Psychosis SyndromeItalian adaptationPsychosis syndromeDSM-5FEP programsEarly stages of psychosisItalian versionFirst-episode psychosis servicesFull-blown psychosisStages of psychosisEpisode of psychosisClinical structured interviewEpisode psychosisEstablished psychosisTrained psychologistsPsychiatric historyPsychosisPsychosis servicesHigh riskStructured interviewsClinical settingEarly detection of individualsAssess validityAntipsychotic drugs in first-episode psychosis: a target trial emulation in the FEP-CAUSAL Collaboration
Szmulewicz A, Martínez-Alés G, Logan R, Ferrara M, Kelly C, Fredrikson D, Gago J, Conderino S, Díaz-Caneja C, Galvañ J, Thorpe L, Srihari V, Yatham L, Sarpal D, Shinn A, Arango C, Öngür D, Hernán M, Collaboration O. Antipsychotic drugs in first-episode psychosis: a target trial emulation in the FEP-CAUSAL Collaboration. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, 193: 1081-1087. PMID: 38576166, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-episode psychosisFirst-generation agentsAntipsychotic therapyAntipsychotic drugsPsychosis onsetPsychotic disordersEpisode psychosisAripiprazolePaliperidoneRisk of hospitalizationPsychosisTarget trialsRisperidoneOlanzapineFirst-line therapyTreatment discontinuationEUFESTObservational cohortAntipsychoticsQuetiapineRandomized trialsPrimary outcomeAbsolute riskRisk differenceClinical questionsAccelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Rationale and Study Design of the Largest Global Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Wannan C, Nelson B, Addington J, Allott K, Anticevic A, Arango C, Baker J, Bearden C, Billah T, Bouix S, Broome M, Buccilli K, Cadenhead K, Calkins M, Cannon T, Cecci G, Chen E, Cho K, Choi J, Clark S, Coleman M, Conus P, Corcoran C, Cornblatt B, Diaz-Caneja C, Dwyer D, Ebdrup B, Ellman L, Fusar-Poli P, Galindo L, Gaspar P, Gerber C, Glenthøj L, Glynn R, Harms M, Horton L, Kahn R, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Kane J, Kapur T, Keshavan M, Kim S, Koutsouleris N, Kubicki M, Kwon J, Langbein K, Lewandowski K, Light G, Mamah D, Marcy P, Mathalon D, McGorry P, Mittal V, Nordentoft M, Nunez A, Pasternak O, Pearlson G, Perez J, Perkins D, Powers A, Roalf D, Sabb F, Schiffman J, Shah J, Smesny S, Spark J, Stone W, Strauss G, Tamayo Z, Torous J, Upthegrove R, Vangel M, Verma S, Wang J, Rossum I, Wolf D, Wolff P, Wood S, Yung A, Agurto C, Alvarez-Jimenez M, Amminger P, Armando M, Asgari-Targhi A, Cahill J, Carrión R, Castro E, Cetin-Karayumak S, Chakravarty M, Cho Y, Cotter D, D’Alfonso S, Ennis M, Fadnavis S, Fonteneau C, Gao C, Gupta T, Gur R, Gur R, Hamilton H, Hoftman G, Jacobs G, Jarcho J, Ji J, Kohler C, Lalousis P, Lavoie S, Lepage M, Liebenthal E, Mervis J, Murty V, Nicholas S, Ning L, Penzel N, Poldrack R, Polosecki P, Pratt D, Rabin R, Eichi H, Rathi Y, Reichenberg A, Reinen J, Rogers J, Ruiz-Yu B, Scott I, Seitz-Holland J, Srihari V, Srivastava A, Thompson A, Turetsky B, Walsh B, Whitford T, Wigman J, Yao B, Yuen H, Ahmed U, Byun A, Chung Y, Do K, Hendricks L, Huynh K, Jeffries C, Lane E, Langholm C, Lin E, Mantua V, Santorelli G, Ruparel K, Zoupou E, Adasme T, Addamo L, Adery L, Ali M, Auther A, Aversa S, Baek S, Bates K, Bathery A, Bayer J, Beedham R, Bilgrami Z, Birch S, Bonoldi I, Borders O, Borgatti R, Brown L, Bruna A, Carrington H, Castillo-Passi R, Chen J, Cheng N, Ching A, Clifford C, Colton B, Contreras P, Corral S, Damiani S, Done M, Estradé A, Etuka B, Formica M, Furlan R, Geljic M, Germano C, Getachew R, Goncalves M, Haidar A, Hartmann J, Jo A, John O, Kerins S, Kerr M, Kesselring I, Kim H, Kim N, Kinney K, Krcmar M, Kotler E, Lafanechere M, Lee C, Llerena J, Markiewicz C, Matnejl P, Maturana A, Mavambu A, Mayol-Troncoso R, McDonnell A, McGowan A, McLaughlin D, McIlhenny R, McQueen B, Mebrahtu Y, Mensi M, Hui C, Suen Y, Wong S, Morrell N, Omar M, Partridge A, Phassouliotis C, Pichiecchio A, Politi P, Porter C, Provenzani U, Prunier N, Raj J, Ray S, Rayner V, Reyes M, Reynolds K, Rush S, Salinas C, Shetty J, Snowball C, Tod S, Turra-Fariña G, Valle D, Veale S, Whitson S, Wickham A, Youn S, Zamorano F, Zavaglia E, Zinberg J, Woods S, Shenton M. Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Rationale and Study Design of the Largest Global Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, 50: 496-512. PMID: 38451304, PMCID: PMC11059785, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical high-risk individualsClinical high riskNational Institute of Mental HealthInstitute of Mental HealthAttenuated positive symptomsPersistent negative symptomsTransition to psychosisCHR statusHigh riskNegative symptomsPositive symptomsAnxiety symptomsPsychosocial functioningCognitive dataOutcomes of individualsDigital health technologiesDaily surveysPsychosisSCZPublic health needsMental healthNovel pharmacological interventionsSchizophreniaClinical outcomesHealth needs
2023
The effect of duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) on the risk for hospitalization after admission to a first episode service
Ferrara M, Guloksuz S, Hazan H, Li F, Tek C, Sykes L, Riley S, Keshavan M, Srihari V. The effect of duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) on the risk for hospitalization after admission to a first episode service. Schizophrenia Research 2023, 260: 198-204. PMID: 37688984, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosis servicesLength of stayUntreated psychosisPsychiatric hospitalizationFirst-episode servicesDuration of hospitalizationIncidence rate ratiosNon-affective psychosisNew Haven areaPoisson regression modelsPatient characteristicsHospitalization ratesRecent onsetMedical recordsHospitalizationEffect of durationNegative binomial regressionSpecialized treatmentPsychosisRate ratioBinomial regressionAdmissionDUPEnrollmentFirst yearAberrant Hierarchical Prediction Errors Are Associated With Transition to Psychosis: A Computational Single-Trial Analysis of the Mismatch Negativity
Hauke D, Charlton C, Schmidt A, Griffiths J, Woods S, Ford J, Srihari V, Roth V, Diaconescu A, Mathalon D. Aberrant Hierarchical Prediction Errors Are Associated With Transition to Psychosis: A Computational Single-Trial Analysis of the Mismatch Negativity. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2023, 8: 1176-1185. PMID: 37536567, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecision-weighted prediction errorsHealthy control participantsCourse of schizophreniaCHR-P individualsLower-level precision-weighted prediction errorsControl participantsLow-level sensoryPredictive coding accountMismatch negativity paradigmHierarchical Gaussian FilterPrediction errorEarly psychosisSingle-trial analysisClinical high riskDouble deviantsMismatch negativityComputational mechanismsElectroencephalography amplitudeFuture psychosisComputational modelSchizophreniaPsychosisIndividualsParticipantsSensor space
2022
Granular analysis of pathways to care and durations of untreated psychosis: A marginal delay model
Mathis W, Ferrara M, Burke S, Hyun E, Li F, Zhou B, Cahill J, Kline E, Keshavan M, Srihari V. Granular analysis of pathways to care and durations of untreated psychosis: A marginal delay model. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270234. PMID: 36472968, PMCID: PMC9725156, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntreated psychosisAntipsychotic prescriptionsEarly detection campaignsPatient characteristics influencesEarly detection effortsPatient characteristicsClinical nodesLonger DUPFunctional declineOutpatient programPsychosis onsetSpecialized treatmentPsychosisNumber of daysDetection campaignsNetworks of careHigh functioningPrescriptionEnrollmentPTCDurationStart dateReducing Delay From Referral to Admission at a U.S. First-Episode Psychosis Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Ferrara M, Gallagher K, Yoviene Sykes LA, Markovich P, Li F, Pollard JM, Imetovski S, Cahill J, Guloksuz S, Srihari VH. Reducing Delay From Referral to Admission at a U.S. First-Episode Psychosis Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 1416-1419. PMID: 35652190, PMCID: PMC9715806, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosis servicesConfirmation of eligibilityEarly detection campaignsProportion of admissionsSpecialty care servicesQuality improvement interventionsQuality improvement initiativesLonger DUPMedian delayPoor outcomeUntreated psychosisTreatment accessPsychosis onsetPsychosis servicesCSC servicesCare servicesImprovement interventionsAdmissionImprovement initiativesDetection campaignsInterventionGreater vulnerabilityReferralPsychosisReducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial
Srihari VH, Ferrara M, Li F, Kline E, Gülöksüz S, Pollard JM, Cahill JD, Mathis WS, Sykes L, Walsh BC, McDermott G, Seidman LJ, Gueorguieva R, Woods SW, Tek C, Keshavan MS. Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2022, 3: sgab057. PMID: 35295656, PMCID: PMC8919192, DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgab057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntreated psychosisUS communitiesEarly detection campaignsFirst-episode servicesEffectiveness of careNumber of referralsQuasi-experimental trialEarly detection effortsOutcome measuresPsychosis onsetSecond quartileRapid enrollmentThird quartileQuartilePrEPDUPDetection campaignsDetection effortsReferralPsychosisU.S. communitiesTrialsAMPFESDurationCorrigendum to: Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial
Srihari V, Ferrara M, Li F, Kline E, Gülöksüz S, Pollard J, Cahill J, Mathis W, Sykes L, Walsh B, McDermott G, Seidman L, Gueorguieva R, Woods S, Tek C, Keshavan M. Corrigendum to: Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2022, 3: sgac020. PMID: 39144776, PMCID: PMC11206056, DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgac020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
First help-seeking attempt before and after psychosis onset: measures of delay and aversive pathways to care
Ferrara M, Guloksuz S, Mathis WS, Li F, Lin IH, Syed S, Gallagher K, Shah J, Kline E, Tek C, Keshavan M, Srihari VH. First help-seeking attempt before and after psychosis onset: measures of delay and aversive pathways to care. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2021, 56: 1359-1369. PMID: 33948678, PMCID: PMC8319102, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02090-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosis onsetNon-affective psychosisPsychosis risk syndromeEarly detection effortsAversive eventsAversive pathwaysProdromal sampleClinical characteristicsAntipsychotic treatmentEffective treatmentSociodemographic characteristicsSpecialized treatmentPsychosisProdromeOnsetTreatmentStructured interviewsOverall functioningFamily membersMeasures of delayEpisodesNew HavenSemi-structured interviewsHelp seekersPathwayEstablishing the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic, New Orleans (EPIC-NOLA): Sustainability Challenges Threaten Clinical Success.
Weiss A, Chaudhry S, Cahill JD, Srihari VH. Establishing the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic, New Orleans (EPIC-NOLA): Sustainability Challenges Threaten Clinical Success. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2021, 32: 8-17. PMID: 33678676, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Analysis of Early Intervention Services on Adult Judicial Outcomes
Pollard JM, Ferrara M, Lin IH, Kucukgoncu S, Wasser T, Li F, Srihari VH. Analysis of Early Intervention Services on Adult Judicial Outcomes. JAMA Psychiatry 2020, 77: 871-872. PMID: 32320010, PMCID: PMC7177643, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0448.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Predictive validity of conversion from the clinical high risk syndrome to frank psychosis
Yoviene Sykes LA, Ferrara M, Addington J, Bearden CE, Cadenhead KS, Cannon TD, Cornblatt BA, Perkins DO, Mathalon DH, Seidman LJ, Tsuang MT, Walker EF, McGlashan TH, Woodberry KA, Powers AR, Ponce AN, Cahill JD, Pollard JM, Srihari VH, Woods SW. Predictive validity of conversion from the clinical high risk syndrome to frank psychosis. Schizophrenia Research 2019, 216: 184-191. PMID: 31864837, PMCID: PMC7239715, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrank psychosisFirst-episode psychosis patientsOne-yearNorth American Prodromal Longitudinal StudySeverity of illnessClinical high-risk syndromeCurrent antipsychotic medicationsHigh-risk syndromePsychosis risk syndromeClinical high riskPredictive validityFEP casesPrescription ratesAntipsychotic medicationPsychosis patientsRisk syndromePsychosis onsetHigh riskLittle investigative attentionDiagnostic stabilityCHR individualsPsychosis paradigmPsychosisLongitudinal studySyndrome
2018
Development and validation of the client engagement and service use scale: A pilot study
Kline ER, DeTore NR, Keefe K, Seidman LJ, Srihari VH, Keshavan MS, Guyer M. Development and validation of the client engagement and service use scale: A pilot study. Schizophrenia Research 2018, 201: 343-346. PMID: 29764759, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisEpisode psychosisService utilizationPilot studyService Engagement ScaleMultiple intervention componentsClients' service utilizationClient engagementMedication adherenceSpecialty careEarly treatmentInter-rater reliabilitySession attendanceHigh inter-rater reliabilityTreatment teamIntervention componentsSpecialized treatmentMenu of servicesPreliminary evidenceCliniciansPsychosisConsumer advocacy groupsUse ScaleTreatmentMinimal trainingThe duration of untreated psychosis: a phenomenological study
Kamens S, Davidson L, Hyun E, Jones N, Morawski J, Kurtz M, Pollard J, van Schalkwyk GI, Srihari V. The duration of untreated psychosis: a phenomenological study. Psychosis 2018, 10: 307-318. PMID: 31871485, PMCID: PMC6927331, DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2018.1524924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntreated psychosisYoung adultsEarly detection campaignsStandardized baseline assessmentRecent-onset psychosisPsychosocial risk factorsEarly intervention servicesMajority of participantsFunctional outcomeRisk factorsTreatment contactOnset psychosisPsychosis onsetEarly psychosisBaseline assessmentEarly interventionPsychosisEarly detectionIntervention servicesYoung adulthoodDetection campaignsYoung personPresent studyParticipantsAdults
2017
First-Episode Psychosis and the Criminal Justice System: Using a Sequential Intercept Framework to Highlight Risks and Opportunities
Wasser T, Pollard J, Fisk D, Srihari V. First-Episode Psychosis and the Criminal Justice System: Using a Sequential Intercept Framework to Highlight Risks and Opportunities. Psychiatric Services 2017, 68: 994-996. PMID: 28859587, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal justice systemJustice systemSubsequent criminal justice involvementSequential Intercept ModelCriminal justice involvementCriminal justiceLegal outcomesDiversionary programsCaseload burdenHighlight risksJustice involvementClinical sphereIntercept modelFirst-episode psychosisMental health servicesJusticeEpisode psychosisHealth servicesRisk of aggressionSpherePsychosisRiskOpportunitiesFrameworkPatients
2012
Self-determination and first-episode psychosis: Associations with symptomatology, social and vocational functioning, and quality of life
Breitborde NJ, Kleinlein P, Srihari VH. Self-determination and first-episode psychosis: Associations with symptomatology, social and vocational functioning, and quality of life. Schizophrenia Research 2012, 137: 132-136. PMID: 22445463, PMCID: PMC3351585, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-determination theoryBasic psychological needsNeed satisfactionPsychological needsFirst-episode psychosisNeed of relatednessSample of individualsEarly intervention servicesVocational functioningLess satisfactionIntervention servicesSatisfactionCurrent studyPsychosisIndividualsModest associationBeingQuality of lifeFunctioningMotivationSymptomatologyAssociationNeedDomainRelatedness
2011
Who Is Paying the Price? Loss of Health Insurance Coverage Early in Psychosis
Dodds TJ, Phutane VH, Stevens BJ, Woods SW, Sernyak MJ, Srihari VH. Who Is Paying the Price? Loss of Health Insurance Coverage Early in Psychosis. Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 878-881. PMID: 21807825, PMCID: PMC4469900, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageInsurance coverageConnecticut Mental Health CenterClinical chart reviewEarly psychosis patientsLong-term outcomesContinuity of careMental health centersPeriod of illnessChart reviewInsurance statusHealth centersEarly psychosisSpecialty servicesClinician reportsPrivate insurancePublic insuranceSpecialized treatmentPsychosisHealth insuranceMonthsOne-thirdParticipantsInsurancePatientsHoofbeats and zebras: neurodegenerative disorder presenting as a “first episode” of psychosis
Ozkan B, Phutane V, Jonas E, Tek C, Srihari V. Hoofbeats and zebras: neurodegenerative disorder presenting as a “first episode” of psychosis. General Hospital Psychiatry 2011, 33: 412.e1-412.e3. PMID: 21762843, PMCID: PMC3139144, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurodegenerative disordersDiverse neuropsychiatric symptomsBrain magnetic resonanceProgressive cortical atrophyCortical atrophyPsychosis clinicNeuropsychiatric symptomsFirst episodeFrontal lobeAuditory hallucinationsBehavioral declineDisordersParanoid ideationMagnetic resonancePatientsAtrophyClinicSymptomsPsychosisHallucinations
2009
Review of the operational definition for first‐episode psychosis
Breitborde NJ, Srihari VH, Woods SW. Review of the operational definition for first‐episode psychosis. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2009, 3: 259-265. PMID: 22642728, PMCID: PMC4451818, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00148.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisDuration of psychosisEarly psychosis patientsAntipsychotic medication useFirst treatment contactRecent-onset psychosisMedication usePsychosis patientsTreatment contactPsychotic illnessClinical servicesPsychosisIllnessResearch settingsDurationOperational definitionTreatmentReviewPatientsSelective reviewIndividuals