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The Bipolar/Schizophrenia Border Continues to Widen
- May 7, 2012
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Shared neurodevelopmental factors may reflect overlapping and genetically determined liabilities to features common to both disorders.- Reviewing:
- Hulshoff Pol HE et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012 Apr; 69:349.
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Cognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia Free
- March 19, 2012
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Even chronically ill, poorly functioning patients can benefit from this approach.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Grant PM et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012 Feb; 69:121.
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Preexisting Autoimmune Disease and Severe Infection Increase Schizophrenia Risk
- January 9, 2012
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
The combination particularly increases risk.- Reviewing:
- Benros ME et al., Am J Psychiatry 2011 Dec 1; 168:1303.
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Multiorgan Dysfunction Contributes to Premature Mortality in Schizophrenia
- September 19, 2011
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Schizophrenia patients in the ICU are younger than other ICU patients and are at greater risk for death.- Reviewing:
- Shen H-N et al., Psychosom Med 2011 Aug 23;:
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A SNP for the Increased Risk for Diabetes in Schizophrenia
- July 25, 2011
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
An allele that is frequently associated with diabetes risk is found to have elevated prevalence in schizophrenia patients.- Reviewing:
- Hansen T et al., Biol Psychiatry 2011 Jul 1; 70:59.
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Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Exposure May Affect the Course of Schizophrenia
- June 20, 2011
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Seropositive patients with schizophrenia showed worsened cognition and decreased gray matter in the posterior cingulate gyrus.- Reviewing:
- Prasad KM et al., Am J Psychiatry 2011 Jun 1;:
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Loss of Brain Volume Predicts the Development of Schizophrenia
- June 13, 2011
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Ongoing brain changes in people at very high risk for illness can be seen in imaging studies.- Reviewing:
- Mechelli A et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011 May; 68:489. McIntosh AM et al., Biol Psychiatry 2011 May 15; 69:953.
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Learning from Stem Cells in Schizophrenia
- May 9, 2011
- Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
Researchers find diminished neuronal connectivity, fewer neurites, and gene expression changes in studies based on pluripotent stem cells.- Reviewing:
- Brennand KJ et al., Nature 2011 Apr 13;:
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Another Vulnerability Gene in Schizophrenia
- March 28, 2011
- Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
A novel finding of microduplications on VIPR2 highlights the heterogeneity of this disorder.- Reviewing:
- Vacic V et al., Nature 2011 Mar 24; 471:499.
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Psychotherapy for a Core Feature of Schizophrenia
- March 21, 2011
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
A treatment focusing on auditory sensory gating facilitates other improvements.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Popov T et al., Biol Psychiatry 2011 Mar 1; 69:465.
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No Advantage for Depot Antipsychotics in Unstable Schizophrenia Free
- March 2, 2011
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
Switching unstable patients with schizophrenia to long-acting injectable risperidone does not improve outcomes.- Reviewing:
- Rosenheck RA et al. for the CSP555 Research Group., N Engl J Med 2011 Mar 3; 364:842.
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A Patch for Agitation in Smoking Schizophrenia Patients Free
- February 18, 2011
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Adding nicotine patches to usual treatment reduces agitation in newly admitted patients with schizophrenia who smoke.- Reviewing:
- Allen MH et al., Am J Psychiatry 2011 Jan 18;:
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Psychotherapy for Schizophrenia
- November 1, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Integrated psychosocial group therapy added to medication obtains better outcomes than medication-only treatment.- Reviewing:
- Guo X et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010 Sep; 67:895.
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Brain Exercise for Patients with Schizophrenia Free
- August 23, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
A cognitive-enhancement therapy may help to heal the brain.- Reviewing:
- Eack SM et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010 Jul; 67:674.
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Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia — Both Bad for Your Brain
- August 9, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Affected brain regions are associated with executive function, other cognitive processes, and psychosis.- Reviewing:
- Rimol LM et al., Biol Psychiatry 2010 Jul 1; 68:41.
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Cannabis and Schizophrenia: Blowing Smoke?
- July 2, 2010
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Among patients with schizophrenia, those who had histories of cannabis use had better neurocognitive scores than nonusers.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- DeRosse P et al., Schizophr Res 2010 Jul; 120:95.
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The Interface Between Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders: More Data
- June 14, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
In a 40-year follow-up study, children of parents with psychosis seemed to have a greater risk for that specific type of psychosis than for other disorders.- Reviewing:
- Goldstein JM et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010 May; 67:458.
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Cellular Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: An Animal Model
- April 16, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Inhibition of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor is involved in behavioral and information-processing abnormalities similar to those found in schizophrenia patients.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Belforte JE et al., Nat Neurosci 2010 Jan; 13:76. Gordon JA., Nat Neurosci 2010 Jan; 13:2.
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An Oncogene Variant in Schizophrenia
- February 22, 2010
- Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
A MET variant is linked to schizophrenia risk and general cognitive ability.- Reviewing:
- Burdick KE et al., Am J Psychiatry 2010 Jan 15;:
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Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Run in the Same Families
- August 10, 2009
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
A meta-analysis of familial coaggregation studies yields positive results.- Reviewing:
- Van Snellenberg JX and de Candia T., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Jul; 66:748.
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