2023
The reliability and validity of the revised Green et al. paranoid thoughts scale in individuals at clinical high‐risk for psychosis
Williams T, Walker E, Strauss G, Woods S, Powers A, Corlett P, Schiffman J, Waltz J, Gold J, Silverstein S, Ellman L, Zinbarg R, Mittal V. The reliability and validity of the revised Green et al. paranoid thoughts scale in individuals at clinical high‐risk for psychosis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2023, 147: 623-633. PMID: 36905387, PMCID: PMC10463775, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHR individualsClinical controlFull psychosisHealthy controlsGeneral populationPsychosis symptomsCHR participantsPoor social functioningGreen Paranoid Thoughts ScalePsychosisGroup differencesSocial functioningConfirmatory factor analysisParanoid Thoughts ScaleInterview measuresSeverity continuumTwo-factor structureCritical populationSelf-report measuresPresent studyDiscriminant validityPsychometric indicesParanoid thoughtsIndividualsParticipantsComparing a Computerized Digit Symbol Test to a Pen-and-Paper Classic
Pratt D, Luther L, Kinney K, Osborne K, Corlett P, Powers A, Woods S, Gold J, Schiffman J, Ellman L, Strauss G, Walker E, Zinbarg R, Waltz J, Silverstein S, Mittal V. Comparing a Computerized Digit Symbol Test to a Pen-and-Paper Classic. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2023, 4: sgad027. PMID: 37868160, PMCID: PMC10590153, DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgad027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical high riskCHR individualsFinger-tapping taskMotor ability measuresDigit symbol testCHR stateHealthy controlsHigh riskClinical InterviewPersistent subgroupSymbol testPersistent groupImpairmentPaper versionMotor abilitiesTask performance differencesComputerized versionSimilar degreeEffect sizeMeasures impairmentPsychosisCoding TestRemote assessmentSubgroupsDigit-symbol task
2022
Accelerated cortical thinning precedes and predicts conversion to psychosis: The NAPLS3 longitudinal study of youth at clinical high-risk
Collins M, Ji J, Chung Y, Lympus C, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Addington J, Goodyear B, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Mirzakhanian H, Tsuang M, Cornblatt B, Carrión R, Keshavan M, Stone W, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Walker E, Woods S, Powers A, Anticevic A, Cannon T. Accelerated cortical thinning precedes and predicts conversion to psychosis: The NAPLS3 longitudinal study of youth at clinical high-risk. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 28: 1182-1189. PMID: 36434057, PMCID: PMC10005940, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01870-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHR-NCPercent thickness changeCortical thinningPsychosis onsetHealth controlsProgressive grey matter lossNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyClinical high-risk individualsGray matter lossHigh-risk individualsLongitudinal studyGreater percent decreaseNovel treatment targetsParietal cortical regionsTargeted early interventionsCortical thicknessCortical areasMRI scansCHR individualsTreatment targetsEarly interventionCortical regionsLeft hemisphere regionsROC analysisHC participantsThree prominent self-report risk measures show unique and overlapping utility in characterizing those at clinical high-risk for psychosis
Williams TF, Powers AR, Ellman LM, Corlett PR, Strauss GP, Schiffman J, Waltz JA, Silverstein SM, Woods SW, Walker EF, Gold JM, Mittal VA. Three prominent self-report risk measures show unique and overlapping utility in characterizing those at clinical high-risk for psychosis. Schizophrenia Research 2022, 244: 58-65. PMID: 35597134, PMCID: PMC9829103, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProdromal Questionnaire-BriefPositive symptomsSelf-report questionnairesSpecific positive symptomsStructured Clinical InterviewClinical high riskCriterion validityHealthy controlsSpecific symptomsHigh riskDiscriminant validityPsychosis symptomsClinical InterviewCHR individualsStrong convergent validitySymptomsPsychosis riskNeuropsychological testsConsistent significant correlationLimited specificitySignificant correlationConvergent validityPsychosisConstruct validityQuestionnaire
2019
Predictive validity of conversion from the clinical high risk syndrome to frank psychosis
Yoviene Sykes LA, Ferrara M, Addington J, Bearden CE, Cadenhead KS, Cannon TD, Cornblatt BA, Perkins DO, Mathalon DH, Seidman LJ, Tsuang MT, Walker EF, McGlashan TH, Woodberry KA, Powers AR, Ponce AN, Cahill JD, Pollard JM, Srihari VH, Woods SW. Predictive validity of conversion from the clinical high risk syndrome to frank psychosis. Schizophrenia Research 2019, 216: 184-191. PMID: 31864837, PMCID: PMC7239715, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrank psychosisFirst-episode psychosis patientsOne-yearNorth American Prodromal Longitudinal StudySeverity of illnessClinical high-risk syndromeCurrent antipsychotic medicationsHigh-risk syndromePsychosis risk syndromeClinical high riskPredictive validityFEP casesPrescription ratesAntipsychotic medicationPsychosis patientsRisk syndromePsychosis onsetHigh riskLittle investigative attentionDiagnostic stabilityCHR individualsPsychosis paradigmPsychosisLongitudinal studySyndromeDoes hallucination perceptual modality impact psychosis risk?
Niles H, Walsh B, Woods S, Powers A. Does hallucination perceptual modality impact psychosis risk? Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2019, 140: 360-370. PMID: 31355420, PMCID: PMC6752971, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskPerceptual abnormalitiesPsychosis riskNon-verbal contentAuditory perceptual abnormalitiesIndividuals ages 12Verbal experienceAuditory experienceCHR individualsThought contentCHR sampleUnusual thought contentPredictive validityAuditory scoresGustatory componentsAge 12Meeting criteriaPsychotic disordersPhenomenological aspectsInterview notesPsychosisConversion riskScoresIndividualsExperience