Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsSilvia Corbera, PhD
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2026
Changes in cannabis use following legalization: Effects in first-episode psychosis
Purushothaman D, Tayfur S, Song Z, Li F, Corbera S, Sykes L, Riley S, Terashima J, D'Souza D, Tek C, Srihari V. Changes in cannabis use following legalization: Effects in first-episode psychosis. Schizophrenia Research 2026, 290: 86-87. PMID: 41671766, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2026.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommentary on Ziermans, Hadjúk, Pinkham et al. “Call to action on social cognition measures in clinical research” and on Happé's commentary to the call to action
Corbera S, Assaf M. Commentary on Ziermans, Hadjúk, Pinkham et al. “Call to action on social cognition measures in clinical research” and on Happé's commentary to the call to action. Schizophrenia Research Cognition 2026, 44: 100421. PMID: 41657705, PMCID: PMC12877812, DOI: 10.1016/j.scog.2026.100421.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Editorial: Underlying neurobiological, genetic, and behavioral mechanisms in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder
Corbera S, Penadés R, Assaf M. Editorial: Underlying neurobiological, genetic, and behavioral mechanisms in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2025, 16: 1694809. PMID: 41089316, PMCID: PMC12515854, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1694809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe potential of AI for scale development: A self-report psychosis symptoms measure using ChatGPT
Tayfur S, Hazan H, Li F, Song Z, Corbera S, Tek C, Srihari V. The potential of AI for scale development: A self-report psychosis symptoms measure using ChatGPT. Schizophrenia Research 2025, 284: 111-113. PMID: 40763549, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2025.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsing the excitation/inhibition ratio to optimize the classification of autism and schizophrenia
Uscătescu L, Hyatt C, Dunn J, Kronbichler M, Calhoun V, Corbera S, Pelphrey K, Pittman B, Pearlson G, Assaf M. Using the excitation/inhibition ratio to optimize the classification of autism and schizophrenia. Translational Psychiatry 2025, 15: 234. PMID: 40634290, PMCID: PMC12241497, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03455-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism Diagnostic Observation ScheduleBermond-Vorst Alexithymia QuestionnaireEmpathy QuotientE/I ratioResting state fMRI dataClassification of autismReplication datasetAlexithymia QuestionnairePANSSSchizophreniaObservation ScheduleFMRI dataGroup differencesAutismExcitation/inhibition ratioIQE/IHurst (H) exponentRandom forest classifierExcitation/inhibitionTDClassification performanceTime courseClassification analysisExploratory datasetEnhancing Coordinated Specialty Care Through Early Detection: Impact of Reduced Duration of Untreated Psychosis
Hazan H, Ferrara M, Zhou B, Li F, Imetovski S, Sykes L, Pollard J, Cahill J, Gibbs-Dean T, Corbera S, Karmani S, Riley S, Tayfur S, Tek C, Keshavan M, Srihari V. Enhancing Coordinated Specialty Care Through Early Detection: Impact of Reduced Duration of Untreated Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2025, 51: 1730-1737. PMID: 40339151, PMCID: PMC12597490, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDuration of untreated psychosisFirst-episode psychosisCoordinated Specialty CareUntreated psychosisMediation analysisShorter duration of untreated psychosisFirst-episode psychosis patientsEarly interventionEarly psychosisBenefits of early interventionPsychosisGAFFunctional outcomesGlobal assessmentEarly detection campaignsSpecialty careIntake processRecovery outcomesSpecial treatmentQuality of lifeStreamlining referralsFunctional recoveryScoresPatientsInterventionInsight and Its Trajectory: Predicting the Risk of Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among First-Episode Psychosis During the First Year of Coordinated Specialty Care
Hazan H, Ferrara M, Gibbs-Dean T, Tayfur S, Corbera S, Karmani S, Song Z, Li F, Vlachos I, Selakovic M, Tek C, Srihari V. Insight and Its Trajectory: Predicting the Risk of Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among First-Episode Psychosis During the First Year of Coordinated Specialty Care. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2025, 52: sbaf019. PMID: 40227145, PMCID: PMC12809808, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoordinated Specialty CareFirst-episode psychosisBaseline insightRisk of psychiatric hospitalizationFirst-episodeEarly psychosisInsight groupLength of stayPsychiatric hospitalSpecialty carePsychosisLongitudinal trajectoriesGreater reductionsHospital outcomesHigh-low-highPredicting clinical improvementHospital dataModifiable factorsMonths pre-ParticipantsHospitalization riskClinical improvementRecovery trajectoriesReduce hospitalizationsBaselineThe impact of Duration of Untreated Psychosis on functioning and quality of life over one year of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC)
Hazan H, Tayfur S, Zhou B, Li F, Gibbs-Dean T, Karmani S, Kline E, Ferrara M, Corbera S, Riley S, Sykes L, Tek C, Keshavan M, Srihari V. The impact of Duration of Untreated Psychosis on functioning and quality of life over one year of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC). PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0312740. PMID: 39928579, PMCID: PMC11809850, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoordinated Specialty CareQuality of lifeDuration of untreated psychosisDUP groupWorld Health OrganizationYear of coordinated specialty careGeneralized linear modelConfidence intervalsBinary outcomesGlobal functioningDuration of untreated psychosis groupSymptom severityUntreated psychosisSpecialty careCSC programsImpact of duration of untreated psychosisFunctional gainsModel repeated measuresMixed model repeated measuresOdds ratioNo significant differenceLogit link functionStatus improvementContinuous outcomesSocial functioningInternational perspective on social cognition in schizophrenia: current stage and the next steps
Corbera S, Kurtz M, Achim A, Agostoni G, Amado I, Assaf M, Barlati S, Bechi M, Cavallaro R, Ikezawa S, Okano H, Okubo R, Penadés R, Uchino T, Vita A, Yamada Y, Bell M. International perspective on social cognition in schizophrenia: current stage and the next steps. European Psychiatry 2025, 68: e9. PMID: 39812093, PMCID: PMC11795453, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial cognitionSocial neuroscienceAssess social cognitionSocial cognitive measuresSocial cognitive abilitiesClinical psychologyCognitive measuresSocial dysfunctionCognitive abilitiesSchizophreniaCognitive evaluationFunctional difficultiesCognitionCognitive scienceClinical practiceNeuroscienceMounting evidenceInternational scientific researchPsychologyCliniciansPsychiatryPoor clinical outcomesScientific rigorIllnessResearchSocial functioning and frontal alpha asymmetry in schizophrenia
Farina E, Assaf M, Corbera S, Choi J, Yantz C, Chen C. Social functioning and frontal alpha asymmetry in schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 182: 74-82. PMID: 39799666, PMCID: PMC11830537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal alpha asymmetryAutism spectrum disorderReduced social functioningSocial functioningNeurophysiological markersAlpha asymmetryPsychiatric disordersAtypical social behaviorUnique to schizophreniaSelf-report measuresHealthy controlsResting-state electroencephalogramClinical InterviewPsychiatric diagnosisSchizophreniaSpectrum disorderDiagnostic groupsReduced motivationSocial behaviorDisordersEmotional tendencyAnalysis of varianceClinical manifestationsElectroencephalogramAutism