2024
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
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 validity
2023
Sampling from different populations: Sociodemographic, clinical, and functional differences between samples of first episode psychosis individuals and clinical high-risk individuals who progressed to psychosis
Hagler M, Ferrara M, Yoviene Sykes L, Li F, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Perkins D, Mathalon D, Seidman L, Tsuang M, Walker E, Powers A, Allen A, Srihari V, Woods S. Sampling from different populations: Sociodemographic, clinical, and functional differences between samples of first episode psychosis individuals and clinical high-risk individuals who progressed to psychosis. Schizophrenia Research 2023, 255: 239-245. PMID: 37028205, PMCID: PMC10207144, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.03.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosis servicesClinical high riskClinical high-risk individualsEarly detectionFirst-episode psychosis individualsRecent psychiatric hospitalizationCourse of illnessHigh-risk individualsAttenuated positive symptomsCHR researchGeographic catchmentSyndromal psychosisPsychosis individualsPsychiatric hospitalizationEarly intervention effortsHigh riskPsychosis servicesPositive symptomsGlobal functioningClinical resourcesProtective factorsDifferent populationsFE participantsGeneralizability of findingsFES program