2020
Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Individualized Treatment Rule in First-Episode Schizophrenia
Wu C, Luedtke A, Sadikova E, Tsai H, Liao S, Liu C, Gau S, VanderWeele T, Kessler R. Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Individualized Treatment Rule in First-Episode Schizophrenia. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1921660. PMID: 32083693, PMCID: PMC7043195, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode schizophreniaAntipsychotic medicationPrescribed antipsychotic medicationTreatment success rateTreatment successSchizophrenic disordersFirst-episodeSuccess rateSchizophreniaProbability of treatment successTaiwan National Health Insurance Research DatabaseNational Health Insurance Research DatabaseHealth Insurance Research DatabaseEstimating treatment successValidation sampleIndividualized treatment rulesMedicationPrognostic studyPatientsInvestigated biomarkersClinical implementationDischarge diagnosisClinical observationsDemographic dataPragmatic trial
2015
Primary and secondary alterations of white matter connectivity in schizophrenia: A study on first-episode and chronic patients using whole-brain tractography-based analysis
Wu C, Hwang T, Chen Y, Hsu Y, Lo Y, Liu C, Hwu H, Liu C, Hsieh M, Chien Y, Chen C, Tseng W. Primary and secondary alterations of white matter connectivity in schizophrenia: A study on first-episode and chronic patients using whole-brain tractography-based analysis. Schizophrenia Research 2015, 169: 54-61. PMID: 26443482, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBilateral DLPFCFirst-episode patientsWhite matter connectivityFirst-episodeChronic patientsBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexFirst-episode schizophreniaWidespread white matter abnormalitiesBilateral temporal polesDebilitating mental disorderReduced white matter connectivityRight arcuate fasciculusSuperior longitudinal fasciculus IDuration of illnessAssociated with clinical variablesCallosal fibersBetween-group analysisWhite matter tractsWhite matter abnormalitiesPrefrontal cortexImpaired connectivityTemporal poleArcuate fasciculusCerebral white matter
2013
Aripiprazole for Drug-Naive or Antipsychotic-Short-Exposure Subjects With Ultra-High Risk State and First-Episode Psychosis
Liu C, Chien Y, Hsieh M, Hwang T, Hwu H, Liu C. Aripiprazole for Drug-Naive or Antipsychotic-Short-Exposure Subjects With Ultra-High Risk State and First-Episode Psychosis. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2013, 33: 18-23. PMID: 23277261, DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0b013e31827cb017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisUltra-high riskFirst-episode psychosis patientsDrug-naiveUltra-high risk stateUltra-high-risk patientsLow-dose aripiprazoleNegative symptom scoresPositive symptom scoresFlexible dosing strategyState of psychosisTreatment responseAntipsychotic therapyDrug-naive populationSevere psychopathologyUHR patientsFirst-episodeAripiprazoleAdverse eventsSymptom scoresPsychosisRisk stateConcomitant medicationsTarget doseClinical improvement