2024
Understanding social situations: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel social cognitive training versus modified problem-solving training for people with psychosis
Fiszdon J, Bell M, Fulford D, Roberts D, Dziura J, Parente L, Nasse A, Choi J. Understanding social situations: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel social cognitive training versus modified problem-solving training for people with psychosis. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1440476. PMID: 39238934, PMCID: PMC11374757, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1440476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychotic spectrum disordersSpectrum disorderAssociated with poorer social functioningSocial functioningSocial cognition trainingPoor social functioningProblem-solving trainingSocial cognitionTreatment midpointCognitive trainingOne-on-one sessionsSocial situationsEveryday problemsTraining sessionsResearch staff membersSessionsDisordersRandomized controlled trialsDay-to-day interactionsMultiple timepointsEveryday activitiesQuality of lifeParticipantsPsychosisStaff membersDisentangling negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder
Corbera S, Wexler B, Bell M, Pittman B, Pelphrey K, Pearlson G, Assaf M. Disentangling negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 271: 1-8. PMID: 39002525, PMCID: PMC11384336, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderPositive and Negative Syndrome ScaleAutism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-GenericExperiential negative symptomsPositive symptomsNegative symptomsExploratory factor analysisSpectrum disorderNegative Syndrome ScaleTarget negative symptomsSyndrome ScaleDiscriminant function analysisSZ relativesAssociated with quality of lifeSchizophreniaSocial skillsSocial functioningDiagnostic classificationAutismFactor analysisAssociated with qualityPredictor of diagnosisSymptomsDisordersQuality of life
2023
Efficacy of social cognition and interaction training in outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: randomized controlled trial
Fiszdon J, Dixon H, Davidson C, Roberts D, Penn D, Bell M. Efficacy of social cognition and interaction training in outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: randomized controlled trial. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 14: 1217735. PMID: 37599886, PMCID: PMC10436290, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1217735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial cognitionInteraction trainingSocial cognitive interventionsPotential treatment moderatorsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersCognitive interventionsBaseline neurocognitionManualized interventionSpectrum disorderTreatment moderatorsPotential moderatorsSocial functioningNeurocognitionCognitionModeratorFunctioningCurrent trialMedium effectsTrainingRole functionInterventionTreatment effectsMeasure selectionSymptomsWLCIntrinsic neural timescales in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. A replication and direct comparison study
Uscătescu L, Kronbichler M, Said-Yürekli S, Kronbichler L, Calhoun V, Corbera S, Bell M, Pelphrey K, Pearlson G, Assaf M. Intrinsic neural timescales in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. A replication and direct comparison study. Schizophrenia 2023, 9: 18. PMID: 36997542, PMCID: PMC10063601, DOI: 10.1038/s41537-023-00344-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrinsic neural timescalesPatient groupBrain areasLeft lateral occipital gyrusRight post-central gyrusAutism spectrum disorderNeural timescalesPost-central gyrusLateral occipital gyrusDirect comparison studiesSpectrum disorderOccipital gyrusSymptom severitySchizophreniaGroup differencesGyrusDisordersPresent studyGroupSeverity
2018
F254. Social Processing Subtyping and Functional Neural Architecture Across Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia and Non-Clinical Sample
Assaf M, Corbera S, Rabany L, Brocke S, Pitman B, Johannesen J, Bell M, Calhoun V, Wexler B, Pearlson G. F254. Social Processing Subtyping and Functional Neural Architecture Across Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia and Non-Clinical Sample. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 83: s337-s338. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.02.868.Peer-Reviewed Original Research