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
2018
Course, outcome and diagnosis stability of early-onset schizophrenia in Yunnan Province, China-a three years follow-up study
Kang C, Zhou H, Yang J, Yang R, Sun N, Wang S, Yang C, Han D, Srihari VH. Course, outcome and diagnosis stability of early-onset schizophrenia in Yunnan Province, China-a three years follow-up study. Psychiatry Research 2018, 271: 144-149. PMID: 30472510, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset schizophreniaICD-10 diagnosisDiagnostic stabilityMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewFirst Affiliated HospitalInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewKunming Medical UniversityHigh diagnostic stabilityDepartment of PsychiatryPoor outcomeAffiliated HospitalNeuropsychiatric InterviewInternational ClassificationBetter outcomesModerate outcomeMedical UniversityGlobal functioningICD-10Psychosocial outcomesPatientsSchizophreniaDiagnosis stabilityDiagnosisOutcomesHospital