2021
Medication strategies in first episode psychosis patients: A survey among psychiatrists
Kikkert M, Veling W, de Haan L, Begemann M, de Koning M, Sommer I, de Haan L, Veling W, van Os J, Smit F, Begemann M, Schuite‐Koops S, Marcelis M, Kikkert M, van Beveren N, Boonstra N, Rosema B, Bakker P, Gülöksüz S, Lokkerbol J, Brand B, Gangadin S, Geraets C, Hag E, Oomen P, Voppel A, van Amelsvoort T, Bak M, Been A, van den Bosch M, van den Brink T, Faber G, Grootens K, de Jonge M, Knegtering H, Kurkamp J, Mahabir A, Pijnenborg G, Staring T, Vaes W, Veen N, Veerman S, Wiersma S, Sommer I. Medication strategies in first episode psychosis patients: A survey among psychiatrists. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2021, 16: 139-146. PMID: 33754470, PMCID: PMC9292219, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst psychotic episodeMedication discontinuationMedication strategiesPsychotic episodeFirst-episode psychosis patientsEpisode psychosis patientsSubstantial practice variationFirst-episode patientsMonths of remissionFirst-episode psychosisSpecific treatment strategiesSubsample of patientsPractice of cliniciansMaintenance therapyEarly discontinuationPsychosis patientsAntipsychotic drugsEpisode psychosisTreatment strategiesReduced dosePractice variationLong-term effectsSame doseDiscontinuationMost guidelines
2019
Phenotypic factors associated with amisulpride‐induced weight gain in first‐episode psychosis patients (from the OPTiMiSE cohort)
Pandit R, Cianci D, Hark S, Rossum I, Ebdrup B, Broberg B, Garcia‐Portilla M, Bobes J, Vinkers C, Kahn R, Guloksuz S, Huitema A, Luykx J. Phenotypic factors associated with amisulpride‐induced weight gain in first‐episode psychosis patients (from the OPTiMiSE cohort). Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2019, 140: 283-290. PMID: 31323113, PMCID: PMC6771865, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosis patientsPsychosis patientsWeight gainSchizophreniform disorderAntipsychotic-induced weight gainFirst-episode patientsManagement of schizophreniaLower baseline weightMultivariable regression modelsWeight-reducing strategiesOptimization of treatmentRegression modelsMajor depression disorderPhenotypic factorsAmisulpride treatmentBaseline weightEurope (Syst-Eur) trialMost antipsychoticsDepression disorderYoung subjectsBody weightPatientsBetter efficacyYounger ageAIWG