2024
Whole genome sequencing study of identical twins discordant for psychosis
Ormond C, Ryan N, Hedman A, Cannon T, Sullivan P, Gill M, Hultman C, Heron E, Johansson V, Corvin A. Whole genome sequencing study of identical twins discordant for psychosis. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 313. PMID: 39080272, PMCID: PMC11289105, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02982-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsSequencing studiesGenic copy number variantsWhole-genome sequencing studiesRare genic copy number variantsDeleterious missense variantsWhole-genome sequencingExome sequencing studiesGenome sequencing studiesMZ twinsPost-zygotic eventsPairs of MZ twinsGenome sequenceIdentical genomesDNA variantsMissense variantsOverlapped genesPsychotic phenotypesPsychotic disordersBipolar disorderRare variantsMZ twin studiesPhenotypic discordanceTwin studiesTwin pairsOccasional 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 ResearchClinical 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-episodeSex 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 ResearchClinical high riskClinical high-risk individualsSex differencesNegative symptomsTransition to psychosisInvestigate sex differencesNo sex differencesSchizophreniform disorderCHR individualsPsychosisSubstance useSchizophreniaSymptomsHigh riskIndividualsSchizophreniformAnxietyClinical presentationSexDepressionDisordersBaselineDifferencesMaleYouthRobust 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 ResearchAuditory 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 associationsNeurocognition 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 ResearchClinical 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 studyDeficitsGenetically Informed Study Highlights Income-Independent Effect of Schizophrenia Liability on Mental and Physical Health
Kouakou M, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Pathak G, Cannon T, Polimanti R. Genetically Informed Study Highlights Income-Independent Effect of Schizophrenia Liability on Mental and Physical Health. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, sbae093. PMID: 38848523, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultivariable Mendelian randomizationMR analysisMedical endpointsMultivariable MR analysisNegative health outcomesSubstance usePsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumHigh-risk individualsFinnGen participantsMendelian randomizationMultiple testing correctionSocioeconomic inequalitiesHealth outcomesBonferroni multiple testing correctionUK BiobankSocioeconomic differencesPhysical healthMental healthAnalysis of schizophreniaGenetic liabilityAdjustment disorderHousehold incomeLife expectancyTesting correctionPersonality disorderThe 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 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 ResearchAttenuated 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 symptomsInformation processing style and institutional trust as factors of COVID vaccine hesitancy
Zhao W, Russell C, Jankovsky A, Cannon T, Pittenger C, Pushkarskaya H. Information processing style and institutional trust as factors of COVID vaccine hesitancy. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 10416. PMID: 38710827, PMCID: PMC11074285, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60788-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation processing styleIndividual cognitive styleProcessing styleCognitive styleSelf-report measures of personalityMeasures of personalitySelf-report measuresInformation processing capacityPersonality traitsBehavioral tasksStructural equation modelingAuthoritarian submissionEquation modelingProcessing capacityStylePersonsComprehensive assessmentInformation processing capabilitiesPerceptionTrust levelProcessing capabilitiesMultifactorial natureSocio-demographic factorsClinical characteristicsTaskLongitudinal 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 ResearchConversion 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 problems12. Reduced P300 Responses Are Associated With Altered Excitatory and Inhibitory Cell Function in High-Risk Individuals who Convert to Psychosis: Insights From the NAPLS-2 Sample
Rodriguez-Sanchez J, Hauke D, Friston K, Cannon T, Mathalon D, Adams R. 12. Reduced P300 Responses Are Associated With Altered Excitatory and Inhibitory Cell Function in High-Risk Individuals who Convert to Psychosis: Insights From the NAPLS-2 Sample. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s79. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial 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 Research451. 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 ResearchRace/ethnicity and socioeconomic status as predictors of outcome following family therapy in youth at clinical high risk for psychosis
Ruiz‐Yu B, Le T, Weintraub M, Zinberg J, Addington J, O'Brien M, Walsh B, Friedman‐Yakoobian M, Auther A, Cornblatt, Domingues I, Cannon T, Miklowitz D, Bearden C. Race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status as predictors of outcome following family therapy in youth at clinical high risk for psychosis. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38676463, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical high riskNegative symptomsFamily therapyRandomized trial of family-focused therapyGlobal functioningEffect of race/ethnicityNHW participantsTrial of family therapyFamily-focused therapyParental educationAssociated with greater improvementSociodemographic factorsSocioeconomic statusPositive symptomsPsychosocial treatmentsPsychosocial functioningHigher parental educationFollow-up measurementsHigh riskInfluence of race/ethnicityGreater improvementRandomized trialsTreatment outcomesPsychosisPredictors of outcomeDoes recency of prodromal symptom onset or worsening matter for psychosis prediction?
Cannon T. Does recency of prodromal symptom onset or worsening matter for psychosis prediction? Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2024, 18: 273-274. PMID: 38586971, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Validation and Extension
Williams T, Williams A, Cowan H, Walker E, Cannon T, Bearden C, Keshavan M, Cornblatt B, Addington J, Woods S, Perkins D, Mathalon D, Cadenhead K, Stone W, Mittal V. The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Validation and Extension. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2024, 133: 235-244. PMID: 38546628, PMCID: PMC11273326, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHierarchical Taxonomy of PsychopathologyTaxonomy of PsychopathologyClinical high riskHiTOP modelCHR-PChildhood traumaDimensional models of psychopathologyHierarchical taxonomyModels of psychopathologyAttenuated psychotic symptomsBipolar spectrum disordersObsessive-compulsive disorderCHR-P individualsConfirmatory factor analysisPsychotic symptomsPsychotic disordersComorbid diagnosesHiTOPSpectrum disorderPsychosisPsychopathologySocial functioningSelf-reportSpecific hypothesesTest specific hypothesesPlasma complement and coagulation proteins as prognostic factors of negative symptoms: An analysis of the NAPLS 2 and 3 studies
Byrne J, Healy C, Föcking M, Heurich M, Susai S, Mongan D, Wynne K, Kodosaki E, Woods S, Cornblatt B, Stone W, Mathalon D, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Addington J, Walker E, Cannon T, Cannon M, Jeffries C, Perkins D, Cotter D. Plasma complement and coagulation proteins as prognostic factors of negative symptoms: An analysis of the NAPLS 2 and 3 studies. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2024, 119: 188-196. PMID: 38555993, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative symptomsDepressive symptomsScale of Psychosis-risk SymptomsMeasures of negative symptomsNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal Study 2Psychosis-risk symptomsClinical high riskPrognostic factorsLongitudinal Study 2Positive symptomsNAPLS 2Psychotic disordersAntipsychotic usePsychotic experiencesCannabis useSuicidal ideationAntidepressant useStudy 2Regulation groupQuality of life of individualsGroup factorsCurrent treatment optionsDemographic prognostic factorsPsychosisCoagulation proteinsGenetic contribution to microglial activation in schizophrenia
Koskuvi M, Pörsti E, Hewitt T, Räsänen N, Wu Y, Trontti K, McQuade A, Kalyanaraman S, Ojansuu I, Vaurio O, Cannon T, Lönnqvist J, Therman S, Suvisaari J, Kaprio J, Blurton-Jones M, Hovatta I, Lähteenvuo M, Rolova T, Lehtonen Š, Tiihonen J, Koistinaho J. Genetic contribution to microglial activation in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-12. PMID: 38519640, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02529-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIngenuity Pathway AnalysisGene OntologyMajor histocompatibility complexAffected twinHuman induced pluripotent stem cell-derived microgliaExtracellular matrix signalingUpregulation of major histocompatibility complexHealthy individualsIncreased expression of inflammatory genesIncreased expressionMicroglial activationResponse to clozapineStem cell-derived microgliaBrain-resident immune cellsResponse to interleukin-1 betaPathophysiology of schizophreniaInvolvement of neuroinflammatory processesResident immune cellsExpression of inflammatory genesIncreased microglial activationInterleukin-1 betaAberrant activation of microgliaHuman cell modelsRNA sequencingInvading pathogensAccelerating 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 needsMoral learning and positive schizotypy: Social cognitive mechanisms in psychosis- proneness
Zhao W, Cannon T. Moral learning and positive schizotypy: Social cognitive mechanisms in psychosis- proneness. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 266: 156-164. PMID: 38402656, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial-cognitive mechanismsPositive schizotypyCognitive mechanismsInvestment gamePsychosis-prone individualsPsychosis-pronenessMoral impressionsDelusional thoughtsLevel of financial incentivesAmazon Mechanical TurkMoral cognitionSchizotypyOnline samplePrior expectationsBenevolent individualsMoral characterConspiratorial beliefsTrust behaviorMechanical TurkBinary choiceInference tasksConspiratorial thinkingFinancial incentivesMultiple regressionParticipants