2024
Antipsychotic drugs in first-episode psychosis: a target trial emulation in the FEP-CAUSAL Collaboration
Szmulewicz A, Martínez-Alés G, Logan R, Ferrara M, Kelly C, Fredrikson D, Gago J, Conderino S, Díaz-Caneja C, Galvañ J, Thorpe L, Srihari V, Yatham L, Sarpal D, Shinn A, Arango C, Öngür D, Hernán M, Collaboration O. Antipsychotic drugs in first-episode psychosis: a target trial emulation in the FEP-CAUSAL Collaboration. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, 193: 1081-1087. PMID: 38576166, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-episode psychosisFirst-generation agentsAntipsychotic therapyAntipsychotic drugsPsychosis onsetPsychotic disordersEpisode psychosisAripiprazolePaliperidoneRisk of hospitalizationPsychosisTarget trialsRisperidoneOlanzapineFirst-line therapyTreatment discontinuationEUFESTObservational cohortAntipsychoticsQuetiapineRandomized trialsPrimary outcomeAbsolute riskRisk differenceClinical questionsCorrection: On the proportion of patients who experience a prodrome prior to psychosis onset: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Benrimoh D, Dlugunovych V, Wright A, Phalen P, Funaro M, Ferrara M, Powers A, Woods S, Guloksuz S, Yung A, Srihari V, Shah J. Correction: On the proportion of patients who experience a prodrome prior to psychosis onset: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 1567-1567. PMID: 38351175, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02481-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOn the proportion of patients who experience a prodrome prior to psychosis onset: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Benrimoh D, Dlugunovych V, Wright A, Phalen P, Funaro M, Ferrara M, Powers A, Woods S, Guloksuz S, Yung A, Srihari V, Shah J. On the proportion of patients who experience a prodrome prior to psychosis onset: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 1361-1381. PMID: 38302562, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02415-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSources of heterogeneitySystematic reviewProportion of patientsMeta-analysisSubgroup analysisCochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsDatabase of Systematic ReviewsMeta-analysis of studies of patientsPsychosis onsetProspective cohort studyCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsCentral Register of Controlled TrialsRegister of Controlled TrialsAPA PsycInfoNarrative synthesisMeta-analysis estimatesCochrane Central RegisterPrevention of psychosisAscertainment methodsWeb of Science Core CollectionRecall biasQualitative studyAssess heterogeneityCohort studyOvid MEDLINE
2022
Granular analysis of pathways to care and durations of untreated psychosis: A marginal delay model
Mathis W, Ferrara M, Burke S, Hyun E, Li F, Zhou B, Cahill J, Kline E, Keshavan M, Srihari V. Granular analysis of pathways to care and durations of untreated psychosis: A marginal delay model. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270234. PMID: 36472968, PMCID: PMC9725156, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntreated psychosisAntipsychotic prescriptionsEarly detection campaignsPatient characteristics influencesEarly detection effortsPatient characteristicsClinical nodesLonger DUPFunctional declineOutpatient programPsychosis onsetSpecialized treatmentPsychosisNumber of daysDetection campaignsNetworks of careHigh functioningPrescriptionEnrollmentPTCDurationStart date
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 studySyndrome