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Suicide risk in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia — A predictor of suicide during the second half of life?
February 2012(Vol. 134 | No. 2 | Pages 111-117)
Annette Erlangsen, William W. Eaton, Preben Bo Mortensen, Yeates Conwell

Brain imaging

Lower effective connectivity between amygdala and parietal regions in response to fearful faces in schizophrenia
February 2012(Vol. 134 | No. 2 | Pages 118-124)
Prerona Mukherjee, Heather C. Whalley, James W. McKirdy, Andrew M. McIntosh, Eve C. Johnstone, Stephen M. Lawrie, Jeremy Hall

Asymmetry of lexico-semantic processing in schizophrenia changes with disease progression
February 2012(Vol. 134 | No. 2 | Pages 125-130)
M. Lam, S.L. Collinson, K. Sim, C.E. Mackay, A.C.D. James, T.J. Crow

Cortical thickness, neuron density and size in the inferior parietal lobe in schizophrenia
03 February 2012
John F. Smiley, Kira Konnova, Cynthia Bleiwas
Abstract: The inferior parietal lobe (IPL) is a center of multisensory integration, and both functional and structural MRI studies have found evidence that pathology in this region may contribute to d...
mGluR3 and not mGluR2 receptors mediate the efficacy of NAAG peptidase inhibitor in validated model of schizophrenia
02 February 2012
Rafal T. Olszewski, Tomasz Bzdega, Joseph H. Neale
The limited efficacy of antipsychotic drugs and their extrapyramidal side effects militate in favor of developing drug therapies aimed at different receptors. The metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGl...
Schizophrenia and risk-taking: Impaired reward but preserved punishment processing
30 January 2012
Gordon L.F. Cheng, Joey C.Y. Tang, Frendi W.S. Li, Esther Y.Y. Lau, Tatia M.C. Lee
Abstract: Risky decision-making is subserved by the frontostriatal system, which includes a network of interconnected brain regions known to be dysfunctional in patients with schizophrenia. This study...
Auditory steady state response in the schizophrenia, first-degree relatives, and schizotypal personality disorder
30 January 2012
Olga Rass, Jennifer K. Forsyth, Giri P. Krishnan, William P. Hetrick, Mallory J. Klaunig, Alan Breier, Brian F. O'Donnell, Colleen A. Brenner
Abstract: The power and phase synchronization of the auditory steady state response (ASSR) at 40Hz stimulation is usually reduced in schizophrenia (SZ). The sensitivity of the 40Hz ASSR to schizophren...
The effect of rTMS on auditory hallucinations: Clues from an EEG-rTMS study
30 January 2012
Remko van Lutterveld, Sanne Koops, Dennis J.L.G. Schutter, Ellen Geertsema, Cornelis J. Stam, René S. Kahn, Iris E.C. Sommer
Abstract: Objective: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the temporoparietal region has been proposed as a therapeutic option for auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH). However, most...

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A large-scale validation study of the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) March 2008 (Vol. 100 \| No. 1 \| Pages 53-59) Abstract Full Text PDF (151 KB)	Laura Fialko, Philippa A. Garety, Elizabeth Kuipers, Graham Dunn, Paul E. Bebbington, David Fowler, Daniel Freeman et al.	Full-length article	53-59
Ultra high-risk state for psychosis and non-transition: A systematic review October 2011 (Vol. 132 \| No. 1 \| Pages 8-17) Abstract Full Text PDF (355 KB)	Andor E. Simon, Eva Velthorst, Dorien H. Nieman, Don Linszen, Daniel Umbricht, Lieuwe de Haan et al.	Review article	8-17
Schizophrenia, “Just the Facts”: What we know in 2008: Part 1: Overview March 2008 (Vol. 100 \| No. 1 \| Pages 4-19) Abstract Full Text PDF (496 KB)	Rajiv Tandon, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Henry A. Nasrallah	Full-length article	4-19
World Psychiatric Association Pharmacopsychiatry Section statement on comparative effectiveness of antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia March 2008 (Vol. 100 \| No. 1 \| Pages 20-38) Abstract Full Text PDF (707 KB)	Rajiv Tandon, R.H. Belmaker, Wagner F. Gattaz, Juan J. Lopez-Ibor, Ahmed Okasha, Bruce Singh, Dan J. Stein, Jean-Pierre Olie, W. Wolfang Fleischhacker, Hans-Juergen Moeller, for the Section of Pharmacopsychiatry, World Psychiatric Association et al.	Full-length article	20-38
Adjunctive psychosocial therapies for the treatment of schizophrenia March 2008 (Vol. 100 \| No. 1 \| Pages 108-119) Abstract Full Text PDF (231 KB)	Thomas L. Patterson, Oscar R. Leeuwenkamp	Review article	108-119

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