2022
Timing of cannabis exposure relative to prodrome and psychosis onset in a community-based first episode psychosis sample
Kline ER, Ferrara M, Li F, D'Souza DC, Keshavan M, Srihari VH. Timing of cannabis exposure relative to prodrome and psychosis onset in a community-based first episode psychosis sample. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 147: 248-253. PMID: 35066293, PMCID: PMC8882157, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.01.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis exposurePublic health significancePsychosis onsetPsychotic disordersHealth significanceFirst-episode psychosis samplePsychosis sampleFirst exposureFirst-episode psychosis servicesWorse premorbid functioningAdverse prognostic factorAssociation of ageImpact of cannabisPsychosis PreventionSymptom onsetPrognostic factorsOverall incidenceEarly psychosis sampleConsecutive admissionsOverall burdenPsychotic illnessPsychosis servicesPsychosis symptomsGreater severityYounger age
2015
First-Episode Services for Psychotic Disorders in the U.S. Public Sector: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Srihari VH, Tek C, Kucukgoncu S, Phutane VH, Breitborde NJ, Pollard J, Ozkan B, Saksa J, Walsh BC, Woods SW. First-Episode Services for Psychotic Disorders in the U.S. Public Sector: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 705-712. PMID: 25639994, PMCID: PMC4490067, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual treatmentSTEP participantsCommunity mental health centerFirst-episode servicesFirst-episode psychosisMental health centersSerious mental illnessInpatient psychiatric unitAntipsychotic exposureAdditional patientsIllness onsetHospital utilizationHealth centersInpatient utilizationPsychiatric hospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPsychotic illnessPsychiatric unitPsychotic disordersHospitalizationEarly interventionMental illnessSpecialized treatmentPatientsTranslational research
2009
Review of the operational definition for first‐episode psychosis
Breitborde NJ, Srihari VH, Woods SW. Review of the operational definition for first‐episode psychosis. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2009, 3: 259-265. PMID: 22642728, PMCID: PMC4451818, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00148.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisDuration of psychosisEarly psychosis patientsAntipsychotic medication useFirst treatment contactRecent-onset psychosisMedication usePsychosis patientsTreatment contactPsychotic illnessClinical servicesPsychosisIllnessResearch settingsDurationOperational definitionTreatmentReviewPatientsSelective reviewIndividualsPublic-academic partnerships: early intervention for psychotic disorders in a community mental health center.
Srihari VH, Breitborde NJ, Pollard J, Tek C, Hyman L, Frisman LK, McGlashan TH, Jacobs S, Woods SW. Public-academic partnerships: early intervention for psychotic disorders in a community mental health center. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60: 1426-8. PMID: 19880454, PMCID: PMC4469899, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.60.11.1426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health centersEarly interventionHealth centersConnecticut Mental Health CenterCommunity mental health centerLong-term outcomesEarly intervention servicesYounger patientsUntreated illnessPsychotic illnessPsychotic disordersAddiction servicesSpecialized treatmentMental healthInterventionConnecticut DepartmentIllnessPatientsPsychosis