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 year
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