2022
Illness Phase as a Key Assessment and Intervention Window for Psychosis
Kohler C, Wolf D, Abi-Dargham A, Anticevic A, Cho Y, Fonteneau C, Gil R, Girgis R, Gray D, Grinband J, Javitch J, Kantrowitz J, Krystal J, Lieberman J, Murray J, Ranganathan M, Santamauro N, Van Snellenberg J, Tamayo Z, Group T, D'Souza D, Srihari V, Gueorguieva R, Patel P, Forselius-Bielen K, Lu J, Butler A, Fram G, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Selloni A, Cadavid L, Gomez-Luna S, Gupta A, Radhakrishnan R, Rashid A, Aker R, Abrahim P, Nia A, Surti T, Kegeles L, Carlson M, Goldberg T, Gangwisch J, Benedict E, Govil P, Brazis S, Mayer M, de la Garrigue N, Fallon N, Baumvoll T, Abeykoon S, Perlman G, Bobchin K, Elliott M, Schmidt L, Rush S, Port A, Heffernan Z, Laney N, Kantor J, Hohing T, Gur R, Gur R, Calkins M. Illness Phase as a Key Assessment and Intervention Window for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2022, 3: 340-350. PMID: 37519466, PMCID: PMC10382701, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2022.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIllness phasePotential critical windowsPhase-specific biomarkersDopaminergic abnormalitiesFunctional outcomeSpecialty careSymptom assessmentIllness stageChronic illnessClinical assessmentIllness trajectoryNeurophysiological biomarkersFunctional abnormalitiesClinical careEarly psychosisMemory dysfunctionPsychotic disordersTreatment targetsAllostatic adaptationIntervention windowClinical programsBrain developmentCritical windowDysfunctionIllness
2016
Amygdala volume is reduced in early course schizophrenia
Rich AM, Cho YT, Tang Y, Savic A, Krystal JH, Wang F, Xu K, Anticevic A. Amygdala volume is reduced in early course schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2016, 250: 50-60. PMID: 27035063, PMCID: PMC4904038, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAmygdala volumeSchizophrenia patientsSubcortical structuresEarly course schizophrenia patientsEarly illness courseChronic schizophrenia patientsNeuropathology of schizophreniaMajor subcortical structuresSmaller amygdala volumesEarly course schizophreniaHealthy comparison subjectsBonferroni correctionGray matter volumeAcute stress responseMedication useIllness coursePathophysiologic changesGlobus pallidusIllness phaseNucleus accumbensHigh riskComparison subjectsMatter volumeHR subjects
2013
Amygdala Connectivity Differs Among Chronic, Early Course, and Individuals at Risk for Developing Schizophrenia
Anticevic A, Tang Y, Cho YT, Repovs G, Cole MW, Savic A, Wang F, Krystal JH, Xu K. Amygdala Connectivity Differs Among Chronic, Early Course, and Individuals at Risk for Developing Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2013, 40: 1105-1116. PMID: 24366718, PMCID: PMC4133672, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsAmygdala connectivityHigh riskSymptom severityOrbitofrontal cortexWhole-brain functional connectivityHR individualsResting-state connectivitySchizophrenia symptom severityFunctional magnetic resonanceAmygdala seedArousal nucleiInitial episodeSchizophrenia neuropathologyChronic schizophreniaBrainstem regionsIllness phasePsychosis onsetElevated riskAmygdala circuitsEarly courseComparison subjectsFunctional alterationsClinical groupsFunctional connectivity