2020
Clinical implications of oxidative stress in schizophrenia: Acute relapse and chronic stable phase
Chien Y, Hwu H, Hwang T, Hsieh M, Liu C, Lin-Shiau S, Liu C. Clinical implications of oxidative stress in schizophrenia: Acute relapse and chronic stable phase. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2020, 99: 109868. PMID: 31954755, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.109868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic stable schizophreniaNon-psychiatric controlsDisorganized symptomsChronic stable patientsStable schizophreniaWeeks of antipsychotic treatmentStages of schizophreniaAcute relapseClinical implicationsAntipsychotic treatmentNegative symptomsSchizophreniaStable patientsOxidative stressPlatelet superoxide dismutasePlatelet oxidative stressTreatment responseNitric oxideLipid peroxidationLevels of nitric oxideSymptomsSuperoxide dismutaseTreatment effectsRelapsed patientsRelapse
2018
Trajectories after first‐episode psychosis: Complement to ambiguous outcomes of long‐term antipsychotic treatment by exploring a few hidden cases
Liu C, Lin Y, Liu C, Hsieh M, Chien Y, Hwang T, Hwu H. Trajectories after first‐episode psychosis: Complement to ambiguous outcomes of long‐term antipsychotic treatment by exploring a few hidden cases. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2018, 13: 895-901. PMID: 29927087, DOI: 10.1111/eip.12696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisLong-term antipsychotic treatmentAntipsychotic treatmentRecurrence of psychotic symptomsCourse of chronic schizophreniaLow-dose antipsychoticsChronic schizophreniaDysthymic statesPsychotic symptomsDiagnostic stabilityWord lettersRemission criteriaPsychosisAmbiguous informationProbability of relapseCoping strategiesImpending relapseAmbiguous outcomesDiscontinued medicationAntipsychoticsPersonalized formulationsMedication adherencePsychosocial factorsEarly interventionGroup of patientsShared and distinct alterations of white matter tracts in remitted and nonremitted patients with schizophrenia
Huang J, Liu C, Hwang T, Chen Y, Hsu Y, Hwu H, Lin Y, Hsieh M, Liu C, Chien Y, Tseng W. Shared and distinct alterations of white matter tracts in remitted and nonremitted patients with schizophrenia. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 2007-2019. PMID: 29377322, PMCID: PMC6866389, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized fractional anisotropyGeneralized fractional anisotropy valuesAdequate antipsychotic treatmentNegative symptom scoresNonremission groupWhite matter tract integrityWhite matter integrityHealthy controlsRemission stateWhite matter tract bundlesWhite matter tractsReduced integrationAntipsychotic treatmentNonremitted patientsSchizophrenia patientsSymptomatic remissionIllness durationAnalysis of covarianceSchizophreniaDiffusion spectrum imagingTract integrityPost hoc analysisFractional anisotropyMedication dosesEducation years