2015
Evidence that the presence of psychosis in non-psychotic disorder is environment-dependent and mediated by severity of non-psychotic psychopathology
Guloksuz S, van Nierop M, Lieb R, van Winkel R, Wittchen H, van Os J. Evidence that the presence of psychosis in non-psychotic disorder is environment-dependent and mediated by severity of non-psychotic psychopathology. Psychological Medicine 2015, 45: 2389-2401. PMID: 25804288, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291715000380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdult Survivors of Child Adverse EventsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEnvironmental ExposureFemaleGermanyHelp-Seeking BehaviorHumansMaleModels, PsychologicalMood DisordersObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPsychopathologyPsychotic DisordersRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsNon-psychotic disordersNon-psychotic psychopathologyRisk factorsMood disordersPsychotic experiencesHelp-seeking behaviorDSM-IV mood disordersEnvironmental exposuresSevere clinical stateDose-response fashionEnvironmental risk factorsPresence of psychosisIndex of severitySubthreshold psychotic experiencesIllness severityClinical stateGeneral psychopathologyCannabis useDisordersSeverityCompulsive disorderPsychotic psychopathologyPsychosisPsychopathologyTrauma
2013
Minor hemoglobins HbA2 and HbF associate with disease severity in bipolar disorder with a likely protective role of HbA2 against post-partum episodes
İnce B, Guloksuz S, Altınbaş K, Oral E, Alpkan L, Altinoz M. Minor hemoglobins HbA2 and HbF associate with disease severity in bipolar disorder with a likely protective role of HbA2 against post-partum episodes. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2013, 151: 405-408. PMID: 23856286, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderEpisode densityProtective roleDisease severityLikely protective roleBrain blood flowElectro-convulsive therapyPositive family historyTotal body weightEuthymic BD patientsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyMyocardial anginaLarge comparative studiesIntermittent hypoxiaHemoglobin levelsCardiac outputDisease characteristicsBD patientsHypoxia hypothesisPostpartum episodesHbF increaseFamily historySevere bipolar disorderBlood flowDrug regimes