2023
Effects of exercise intervention on psychotic symptoms: A meta-analysis and hypothetical model of neurobiological mechanisms
Oliva H, Monteiro-Junior R, Oliva I, Powers A. Effects of exercise intervention on psychotic symptoms: A meta-analysis and hypothetical model of neurobiological mechanisms. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2023, 125: 110771. PMID: 37075881, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise interventionGeneral symptomsPsychotic symptomsEfficacy of exerciseEffects of exerciseSpecific brain areasWeb of ScienceCochrane CENTRALSymptom improvementTemporal lobeBrain areasLarge effect sizesPsychotic patientsPositive symptomsNegative symptomsSymptomsNeurobiological mechanismsNeurophysiology studiesInterventionExerciseEffect sizeDatabase searchSignificant improvementNeurobiological modelsPatients
2022
Measuring Voluntary Control Over Hallucinations: The Yale Control Over Perceptual Experiences (COPE) Scales
Mourgues C, Hammer A, Fisher V, Kafadar E, Quagan B, Bien C, Jaeger H, Thomas R, Sibarium E, Negreira AM, Sarisik E, Polisetty V, Eken H, Imtiaz A, Niles H, Sheldon AD, Powers AR. Measuring Voluntary Control Over Hallucinations: The Yale Control Over Perceptual Experiences (COPE) Scales. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2022, 48: 673-683. PMID: 35089361, PMCID: PMC9077437, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbab144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory verbal hallucinationsPositive clinical outcomesClinical outcomesPilot studyQuality of lifeConvergent validityFrequent auditory verbal hallucinationsExperiences ScaleClinical measuresConventional treatmentNovel interventionsSymptom severitySignificant distressClinical scalesComprehensive batteryPsychosis-spectrum diagnosisVerbal hallucinationsSound psychometric propertiesAVH contentVoluntary controlPsychometric propertiesHallucinationsControl ScaleValidation studyIntervention