2008
Neuropsychological course in the prodrome and first episode of psychosis: Findings from the PRIME North America Double Blind Treatment Study
Hawkins KA, Keefe RS, Christensen BK, Addington J, Woods SW, Callahan J, Zipursky RB, Perkins DO, Tohen M, Breier A, McGlashan TH. Neuropsychological course in the prodrome and first episode of psychosis: Findings from the PRIME North America Double Blind Treatment Study. Schizophrenia Research 2008, 105: 1-9. PMID: 18774696, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropsychological courseDouble-blind treatment studyNeuropsychological StatusPlacebo-assigned subjectsPutative prodromal stateDouble-blind trialFrank psychotic episodeEarly convertersOlanzapine treatmentNeuropsychological deficienciesFrank psychosisMedication studiesFirst episodePsychotic episodeProdromal stateHigh riskBlind trialNeuropsychological declineTreatment studiesPsychotic conditionsPsychosisLate convertersOlanzapineProdromeInitial assessment
2007
Extracting spurious messages from noise and risk of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a prodromal population
Hoffman RE, Woods SW, Hawkins KA, Pittman B, Tohen M, Preda A, Breier A, Glist J, Addington J, Perkins DO, McGlashan TH. Extracting spurious messages from noise and risk of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a prodromal population. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 191: 355-356. PMID: 17906248, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.031195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersTime-dependent Cox regression analysisCox regression analysisMedication-free intervalOlanzapine treatmentPlacebo groupPharmacological treatmentProdromal symptomsRisk factorsProdromal populationSpeech illusionsDisordersRegression analysisYear 2TreatmentSignificant interactionYear 1Symptoms
2003
Randomized trial of olanzapine versus placebo in the symptomatic acute treatment of the schizophrenic prodrome
Woods SW, Breier A, Zipursky RB, Perkins DO, Addington J, Miller TJ, Hawkins KA, Marquez E, Lindborg SR, Tohen M, McGlashan TH. Randomized trial of olanzapine versus placebo in the symptomatic acute treatment of the schizophrenic prodrome. Biological Psychiatry 2003, 54: 453-464. PMID: 12915290, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00321-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapyramidal symptomsPlacebo-controlled trialShort-term efficacyTrial of olanzapineTreatment x time interactionGreater symptomatic improvementSymptom total scoreX time interactionGreater weight gainRepeated-measures analysisOlanzapine patientsSchizophrenic prodromeOlanzapine treatmentPlacebo patientsSymptomatic improvementAcute treatmentMore patientsOlanzapine 5Prodromal symptomsRoutine treatmentProdromal patientsProdromal phaseWeek 8Week 6Placebo