2009
The unchanging mortality gap for people with schizophrenia
Chwastiak LA, Tek C. The unchanging mortality gap for people with schizophrenia. The Lancet 2009, 374: 590-592. PMID: 19595448, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61072-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
A pilot study of a weight management program with food provision in schizophrenia
Jean-Baptiste M, Tek C, Liskov E, Chakunta UR, Nicholls S, Hassan AQ, Brownell KD, Wexler BE. A pilot study of a weight management program with food provision in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2007, 96: 198-205. PMID: 17628437, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight lossSignificant medical risksMeaningful weight lossWeight loss programWeight management programSevere mental illnessSerious medical problemLifestyle modificationComorbid obesityLoss programPilot trialGeneral populationMetabolic indicesCognitive impairmentMental illnessMedical riskMedical problemsWeight gainObesityPilot studySpecific populationsSchizophreniaBehavioral programHealthy foodsReplacement program
2003
Letter to the editor. Substance abuse and the heterogeneity of schizophrenia a population-based study
Messias E, Tek C, Kirkpatrick B. Letter to the editor. Substance abuse and the heterogeneity of schizophrenia a population-based study. Schizophrenia Research 2003, 62: 293-294. PMID: 12837529, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(02)00212-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Visual Perceptual and Working Memory Impairments in Schizophrenia
Tek C, Gold J, Blaxton T, Wilk C, McMahon RP, Buchanan RW. Visual Perceptual and Working Memory Impairments in Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry 2002, 59: 146-153. PMID: 11825136, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.59.2.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory testPerceptual discriminationPerceptual impairmentsImpaired performanceMemory impairmentVisual perceptual discriminationVisual working memoryPerceptual discrimination taskVisual perceptual processingVisual perceptual impairmentsPosterior brain areasWorking Memory ImpairmentSpatial visual perceptionVisual information processingSpatial visual informationPerceptual processingWorking memoryVisual perceptualPerceptual systemDiscrimination taskVisual perceptionVisual stimuliActive maintenanceSpatial testsExtent of impairment
2001
Summer Birth and Deficit Schizophrenia in Nithsdale, Scotland
TEK C, KIRKPATRICK B, KELLY C, MCCREADIE R. Summer Birth and Deficit Schizophrenia in Nithsdale, Scotland. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2001, 189: 613-617. PMID: 11580005, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200109000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA five-year followup study of deficit and nondeficit schizophrenia
Tek C, Kirkpatrick B, Buchanan RW. A five-year followup study of deficit and nondeficit schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2001, 49: 253-260. PMID: 11356586, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(00)00146-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeficit schizophreniaClinical featuresNondeficit schizophreniaDeficit patientsDeficit/nondeficit categorizationNegative symptomsStable clinical featuresSevere negative symptomsQuality of lifeBaseline negative symptomsPoor outcomeIll outpatientsYear followupFollowup assessmentsSevere hallucinationsFollowup studyPsychosocial functionPatientsOccupational functionFollowupStable subtypeSchizophreniaThought disorderOutpatientsSymptoms