Scott Woods, MD
Professor of PsychiatryCards
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Psychiatry
Primary
Child Study Center
Secondary
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About
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Professor of Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Woods assesses young people at risk for psychosis through his PRIME Clinic, which also offers studies aiming to improve treatment for current symptoms and preventing progression.
Appointments
Psychiatry
ProfessorPrimaryChild Study Center
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Adult Psychiatry
- Child Study Center
- Connecticut Mental Health Center
- MR Center
- PRIME Psychosis Prodrome Research Clinic
- Psychiatry
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Resident
- Massachusetts General Hospital (1984)
- MD
- Baylor College of Medicine (1978)
Research
Overview
Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis (MH082022)
Aspirin vs placebo for the psychosis prodrome
D-serine for the psychosis prodrome (MH074356)
Dutetrabenzine for tardive dyskinesia
Huperzine for cognitive enhancement in schizophrenia (MH083436)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Adolescent Psychiatry; Prodromal Symptoms; Psychiatry; Psychotic Disorders
ORCID
0000-0002-3103-5228- View Lab Website
PRIME Psychosis Prodrome Research Clinic
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Scott Woods's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Scott Woods's research output by year.
Research Interests
Research topics Scott Woods is interested in exploring.
Tyrone Cannon
Albert Powers, MD, PhD
Vinod H. Srihari, MD
Maria Ferrara, MD
Melissa C Funaro, MLS, MS
Philip Corlett, PhD
25Publications
155Citations
Psychotic Disorders
Prodromal Symptoms
Publications
2024
Occasional cannabis use is associated with higher premorbid functioning and IQ in youth at clinical high-risk (CHR) for psychosis: Parallel findings to psychosis cohorts
Kennedy L, Ku B, Addington J, Amir C, Bearden C, Cannon T, Carrión R, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Perkins D, Mathalon D, Stone W, Walker E, Woods S, Cadenhead K. Occasional cannabis use is associated with higher premorbid functioning and IQ in youth at clinical high-risk (CHR) for psychosis: Parallel findings to psychosis cohorts. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 271: 319-331. PMID: 39084107, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskCannabis use frequencyPremorbid functioningCannabis usePsychosis cohortSocial functioningCannabis usersAssociated with greater symptom severityAssociated with better neurocognitionNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyClinical high-risk participantsClinical high-risk youthClinical high-risk populationsUse groupRates of cannabis useCannabis use groupsMeasures of IQCannabis use patternsGreater symptom severityHigher premorbid functioningFollow-up analysisPsychosis sampleHigher IQNeurocognitive domainsFirst-episodeRobust Brain Correlates of Cognitive Performance in Psychosis and its Prodrome
Ward H, Beermann A, Xie J, Yildiz G, Felix K, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Seidman L, Stone W, Tsuang M, Walker E, Woods S, Coleman M, Bouix S, Holt D, Öngür D, Breier A, Shenton M, Heckers S, Halko M, Lewandowski K, Brady R. Robust Brain Correlates of Cognitive Performance in Psychosis and its Prodrome. Biological Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39032726, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsAuditory continuous performance taskConnectome-wide association studiesEarly psychosisCognitive performanceNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal Study 2At-risk individualsCorrelates of cognitive performanceBrain-cognition relationshipsBrain-phenotype relationshipsBrain-behavior associationsContinuous performance taskEarly-course psychosisLongitudinal Study 2Resting-state fMRIProspective study of individualsHuman Connectome ProjectPsychosis onsetStudy of individualsPsychosisStudy 2Performance tasksNeurocognitive impairmentCognitive instrumentsHealthy participantsRobust associationsSex differences in clinical presentation in youth at high risk for psychosis who transition to psychosis
Chintoh A, Liu L, Braun A, Akseer S, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, McGlashan T, Perkins D, Seidman L, Stone W, Tsuang M, Walker E, Woods S, Cannon T, Addington J. Sex differences in clinical presentation in youth at high risk for psychosis who transition to psychosis. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 271: 153-160. PMID: 39029145, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsClinical high riskClinical high-risk individualsSex differencesNegative symptomsTransition to psychosisInvestigate sex differencesNo sex differencesSchizophreniform disorderCHR individualsPsychosisSubstance useSchizophreniaSymptomsHigh riskIndividualsSchizophreniformAnxietyClinical presentationSexDepressionDisordersBaselineDifferencesMaleYouthNeurocognition in adolescents and young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis: Predictive stability for social and role functioning
Carrión R, Ku B, Dorvil S, Auther A, McLaughlin D, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Tsuang M, Walker E, Woods S, Cornblatt B. Neurocognition in adolescents and young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis: Predictive stability for social and role functioning. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 271: 129-137. PMID: 39024961, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskCHR-PNeurocognitive deficitsImpact of processing speedProcessing speedNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyBaseline processing speedCHR-P participantsPoor social functioningCHR-P individualsYoung adultsDisorganized symptomsBaseline neurocognitionAttentional impairmentAttention deficitDevelopmental trajectoriesNeurocognitionPsychosisImpact of symptomsProdromal phaseSocial functioningIntervention issuesTreatment targetLongitudinal studyDeficitsThe 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 ResearchConceptsClinical 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 validityThe Complex Latent Structure of Attenuated Psychotic Symptoms: Hierarchical and Bifactor Models of SIPS Symptoms Replicated in Two Large Samples at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Cowan H, Williams T, Mittal V, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Keshevan M, Perkins D, Mathalon D, Stone W, Woods S, Walker E. The Complex Latent Structure of Attenuated Psychotic Symptoms: Hierarchical and Bifactor Models of SIPS Symptoms Replicated in Two Large Samples at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, sbae042. PMID: 38728417, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsAttenuated psychotic symptomsClinical high riskPsychotic symptomsGeneral factorBifactor modelPsychosis riskPsychotic disordersPresence of attenuated psychotic symptomsFunctional impairmentConversion to psychotic disordersAssessment of psychosis riskPositive symptom factorNon-psychotic symptomsPsychosis-Risk SyndromesAssociated with depressive symptomsCHR participantsPositive symptomsCHR statusCHR samplesSymptom varianceTransdiagnostic assessmentInternalizing symptomsSymptom factorsPreregistered replicationDepressive symptomsLongitudinal Trajectories of Premorbid Social and Academic Adjustment in Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Implications for Conversion
Cowan H, Mittal V, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Tsuang M, Woods S, Cannon T, Walker E. Longitudinal Trajectories of Premorbid Social and Academic Adjustment in Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Implications for Conversion. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, sbae050. PMID: 38706103, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConversion to psychosisClinical high riskAcademic adjustmentPremorbid periodPremorbid adjustmentNegative symptomsNon-convertersSocial adjustmentLongitudinal trajectoriesChildhood trauma impactsPremorbid adjustment trajectoriesPremorbid social functioningPoor academic adjustmentBetween-person levelPsychotic disorder diagnosisNon-affective psychosisPoor social adjustmentGrowth curve modelsPsychotic disordersPremorbid functioningChildhood traumaDisorder diagnosisCognitive effectsPsychosisAdjustment problems11. Role of Prediction Errors in the Relationship Between Ethnoracial Discrimination and Delusions
Huque Z, O'Brien K, Rossi-Goldthorpe R, Kenney J, Mittal V, Strauss G, Walker E, Schiffman J, Woods S, Powers A, Silverstein S, Waltz J, Gold J, Corlett P, Ellman L. 11. Role of Prediction Errors in the Relationship Between Ethnoracial Discrimination and Delusions. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s78-s79. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricSocial Engagement Moderates Relations Between Hippocampal-Temporoparietal Junction Connectivity and Neighborhood Social Fragmentation in Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Aberizk K, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Tsuang M, Woods S, Walker E, Ku B. Social Engagement Moderates Relations Between Hippocampal-Temporoparietal Junction Connectivity and Neighborhood Social Fragmentation in Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s37-s38. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric451. Group Iterative Multiple Model Estimation Reveals Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis and Healthy Comparisons Self-Organize by Premorbid Adjustment According to Patterns of Temporoparietal Brain Connectivity
Aberizk K, Ku B, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Tsuang M, Woods S, Walker E. 451. Group Iterative Multiple Model Estimation Reveals Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis and Healthy Comparisons Self-Organize by Premorbid Adjustment According to Patterns of Temporoparietal Brain Connectivity. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s284. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.950.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
ProNET
HIC ID2000029159RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2024Recruiting ParticipantsStudy of Brain Function Across the Lifespan
HIC ID2000020891RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 65 yearsSleep Dependent Learning in Schizophrenia and Psychosis Risk Syndrome
HIC ID1201009524RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 55 years
Links & Media
News
- September 07, 2022
PRIME Clinic Receives Four Additional Years of SAMHSA Funding
- February 14, 2022
Yale Department of Psychiatry #2 in Psychiatric Research Funding
- June 08, 2021
Caring for young people's mental health at PRIME
- September 16, 2020
Yale Researchers to Lead $52M Investigation Into Cause, Effect of Schizophrenia in Some High-risk Adolescents
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