2018.02.05
care-coordination-optimization schizophreniaarchived-virtual-forum
Given the complexity of schizophrenia and suboptimal treatment outcomes, it is important that a multidisciplinary approach be considered when caring for patients. In this Virtual…
2016.02.29
schizophrenia stigmaresearch-summary
Key Messages Schizophrenia, a serious mental illness (SMI) has an impact on both patients and their families. The impact of caring for someone with schizophrenia…
2017.11.07
schizophrenia wellnessarchived-virtual-forum
Increasingly, schizophrenia is considered a medical psychiatric disease. There is evidence that metabolic changes occur within the first episode of psychosis, and within the first…
2017.08.08
bipolar-disorder major-depressive-disorder schizophreniaarchived-virtual-forum
In this Virtual Forum, Henry A. Nasrallah, MD and Rifaat El-Mallakh, MD, review foundational concepts related to the cytochrome p-450 system with an emphasis on…
2017.03.27
schizophreniaarchived-virtual-forum
The majority of individuals who experience psychosis in schizophrenia will eventually relapse, making an individual’s ability to identify early warning signs of psychosis and their…
2015.06.04
schizophreniaarchived-virtual-forum
Psychosis is ranked as one of the top three most disabling conditions worldwide. Quality of life is commonly impaired in those with schizophrenia, with patients…
2016.01.27
schizophreniaarchived-virtual-forum
Schizophrenia is a chronic and devastating illness, affecting more than 21 million people globally. In this Virtual Forum, experienced psychiatrists Noel Gardner, MD, and Michael…
2016.08.05
schizophreniaframeworks payer
This brochure focuses on the societal and cost burden of schizophrenia from a payer perspective. It touches on relapse reduction and medication adherence as treatment…
2016.08.05
schizophreniaframeworks payer
This hospital C-Suite resource addresses relapse and readmissions reduction in schizophrenia and introduces the Frameworks in Health and Quality Schizophrenia Relapse Reduction Program.
2016.08.05
schizophreniaframeworks providers
Health care providers, case managers, and patient advocates can play an important role in the management of schizophrenia. This resource focuses on medication adherence as…
2016.08.05
schizophreniaframeworks providers
This brochure discusses concepts such as the burden of schizophrenia and the importance of treatment adherence and reducing relapses. This piece also touches on common…
2016.08.05
schizophreniaframeworks providers
This brochure for the hospital treatment team provides information on hospital stays related to relapse reduction and the importance of considerations for treatment adherence from…
2016.08.05
schizophreniaframeworks providers
Case managers, social workers, and community mental health center team members are in a unique position to help coordinate, support, educate, and advocate for people…
2018.03.30
schizophreniaperspective
A big part of dealing with consumers with schizophrenia comes down to addressing relapse. In her presentation Introducing RASP: Relapse Assessment In Schizophrenia Patients, delivered…
2018.03.28
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages First-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) and second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) provided major therapeutic advances for idiopathic and non-idiopathic psychotic disorders, but long-term D2 receptor blockade by…
2017.05.11
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages This study evaluated the longitudinal stability of negative symptoms and their relationship with daily functioning in 149 patients with recent-onset schizophrenia during their…
2017.02.13
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages The authors reviewed the mechanisms and consequences of auditory dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia showed severe impairments in basic auditory…
2017.05.22
e-health-technology schizophreniapresentation
Philip Harvey, PhD, from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, provided a brief overview of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. Key points included: Cognitive…
2017.01.13
care-coordination-optimization schizophreniaperspective
Accurately measuring functional assessment in individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) is important. This is especially true in the case of clinical trials that aim…
2018.07.13
schizophrenianews
People with early-phase psychosis who received a set of services considered “early intervention services” (EIS) had more symptom improvement, a 29% greater likelihood of remission,…
2018.03.28
bipolar-disorder schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages Long-term follow-up studies of specialized early intervention (SEI) programs following discontinuation have been contradictory. OPUS II was the first prolonged SEI study beyond…
2017.06.06
bipolar-disorder schizophrenianews
About 40% of 399 young adults who participated in a specialized program for first episode psychosis or a comparison usual care program obtained disability benefits…
2016.01.13
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages Educational public awareness campaigns are thought to be an effective means of enhancing the early detection component of early intervention (EI) services for…
2015.04.13
schizophreniaarchived-virtual-forum
Psychosis is ranked as one of the top three most disabling conditions worldwide, with a longer duration of untreated psychosis associated with a poorer treatment…
2015.09.25
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Background Richard Keefe PhD, Michael Lancaster MD, Andrew Muzyk PharmD, Diana Perkins MD, Bryce Reynolds MD, Steven Szabo MD, PhD, Michael ZarZar MD This summary is…
2015.12.09
schizophreniapresentation
During this recorded presentation, Diana Perkins, MD, provided a brief overview of the role of early intervention in patients with schizophrenia. Key points included: Medical…
2018.04.13
schizophreniacommunity-voices
In this interview, Henry Nasrallah, MD, PsychU Schizophrenia Section Editor; Sydney W. Souers Profession & Chair in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at…
2018.02.14
schizophreniapresentation
In this presentation, Julleah Johnson, PhD, Senior Medical Science Liaison, summarized a study published by The New England Journal of Medicine, entitled “The Effectiveness of…
2018.02.14
schizophreniacommunity-voices
In this interview, James McCreath, PhD, Vice President of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at the Trinitas Regional Medical Center, discusses his co-authored publication “Long-Acting Injectable…
2017.09.06
quality-standards-performance-measures schizophrenianews
Adherence to antipsychotic therapy among Medicare Part D enrollees with schizophrenia is associated with a lower probability of psychiatric hospitalization and lower psychiatric hospital expenditures.…
2017.09.25
quality-standards-performance-measures schizophreniaperspective
Over the past decade, there has been a lot of discussion about “schizophrenia” and that discussion has focused on relapse, relapse prevention, and ultimately on…
2017.07.11
schizophreniacommunity-voices
During this question and answer session, Henry A. Nasrallah, MD and Roger Sommi, PharmD, BCPP, FCCP respond to unanswered questions from their Virtual Forum entitled…
2017.03.15
schizophreniaarchived-virtual-forum
While treating to remission is the goal in schizophrenia, it remains a target not achieved for many patients. In this Virtual Forum, Henry A. Nasrallah,…
2018.08.15
schizophrenianews
About 11.7% of the 5,650 people who died of suicide in Ontario, Canada from January 2008 through December 2012 had been diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum…
2018.02.06
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages Dopaminergic dysfunction is the most accepted hypothesis for the etiology of schizophrenia, however the glutamatergic and serotonergic brain circuits play a significant role…
2018.01.24
bipolar-disorder quality-standards-performance-measures schizophrenianews
About 22.9% of hospital admissions with inpatient stays for schizophrenia or psychosis during 2014 resulted in a readmission within 30 days. About 39.3% of these…
2018.01.08
care-coordination-optimization schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages Many patients with schizophrenia would like to participate in shared decision-making (SDM) with their health care providers. In observed communication between patients and…
2017.11.27
bipolar-disorder schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages The postsynaptic density (PSD) is a specialized ultrastructure located in the membrane of glutamatergic synapses where cross-talk between glutamate and dopamine signaling pathways…
2017.10.23
schizophrenianews
A 20-minute cognitive screening test is being developed for outpatient settings intended for people diagnosed with schizophrenia is able to assess the person’s degree of…
2017.10.16
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages Based on prior research, the authors hypothesized that increased basal insulin levels in the periphery should generally result in greater insulin concentrations in…
2017.10.16
schizophreniaresearch-summary
Key Messages Social support is one the most important components in the recovery of patients with mental illness, however, it is not well studied in…
