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 seekersPathway
2020
Drug‐naïve first‐episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Pharmacological treatment practices in inpatient units in Hunan Province, China
Zhu M, Ferrara M, Tan W, Shang X, Syed S, Zhang L, Qin Q, Hu X, Rohrbaugh R, Srihari VH, Liu Z. Drug‐naïve first‐episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Pharmacological treatment practices in inpatient units in Hunan Province, China. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2020, 15: 1010-1018. PMID: 32924286, PMCID: PMC8359180, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersSingle antipsychoticCurrent guidelinesFirst-episode schizophrenia spectrum disordersAntipsychotic prescription patternsHigh-dose antipsychoticsBest practice treatmentYears of ageElectronic medical recordsClinical characteristicsPrescription patternsClinical factorsInjectable antipsychoticsUntreated illnessMedical recordsFirst episodeAntipsychoticsInpatient unitPolypharmacyPsychiatric hospitalChina GuidelinesInpatientsLogistic regressionPatientsTreatment practices