[HTML][HTML] How study designs influence comparative effectiveness outcomes: the case of oral versus long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatments for schizophrenia

L Alphs, N Schooler, J Lauriello - Schizophrenia research, 2014 - Elsevier
This article reviews key methodological considerations for clinical trials that utilize
explanatory and pragmatic trial designs and relates these contrasting approaches to the …

Clinically meaningful changes on depressive symptom measures and patient‐reported outcomes in patients with treatment‐resistant depression

I Turkoz, L Alphs, J Singh, C Jamieson… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective To use the Clinical Global Impression‐Severity (CGI‐S) scale to estimate
clinically meaningful and clinically substantial changes as measured using the Montgomery …

Prevalence of suicide attempts and correlates among first-episode and untreated major depressive disorder patients with comorbid dyslipidemia of different ages of …

Y Jiang, Y Lu, Y Cai, C Liu, XY Zhang - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Patients with dyslipidemia are at increased risk for suicide, especially those
with major depressive disorder (MDD). Few studies have investigated the independent …

Equipercentile linking of scales measuring functioning and symptoms: examining the GAF, SOFAS, CGI-S, and PANSS

MT Samara, RR Engel, A Millier, J Kandenwein… - European …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and the Social and Occupational
Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS) are rating scales commonly used to assess the …

Paliperidone for the treatment of schizoaffective disorder

L Alphs, DJ Fu, I Turkoz - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Schizoaffective disorder (SCA) is a complex mental illness characterized by
psychosis and affective symptoms. Treatment usually involves concomitant therapy with …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical thickness and surface area abnormalities in bipolar I and II disorders

Y Woo, W Kang, Y Kang, A Kim, KM Han… - Psychiatry …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Although bipolar II disorder (BD II) is not simply a mitigated form of bipolar I
disorder (BD I), their neurobiological differences have not been elucidated. The present …

Psychometric properties of the young mania rating scale as a mania severity measure in patients with bipolar I disorder

Z Mohammadi, A Pourshahbaz… - Practice in Clinical …, 2018 - jpcp.uswr.ac.ir
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 65 patients with bipolar I disorder in the manic
phase and 145 healthy individuals. The patients were selected from the Razi Psychiatric …

Gender differences in risk factors for suicide attempts among young, first-episode and drug-naive major depressive disorder patients with anxiety symptoms

D Jiang, XE Lang, D Wang, XY Zhang - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Suicide attempts and anxiety are common commodities in patients with major
depressive disorder (MDD), and suicide attempts are often associated with anxiety …

Responsiveness of the personal and social performance scale in patients with schizophrenia

EC Chiu, TM Hung, CM Huang, SC Lee, CL Hsieh - Psychiatry Research, 2018 - Elsevier
The responsiveness (ability to detect change) of the Personal and Social Performance scale
(PSP) is largely unknown, limiting its use as an outcome measure. The purpose of this study …

Paliperidone palmitate once-monthly injectable treatment for acute exacerbations of schizoaffective disorder

DJ Fu, I Turkoz, RB Simonson, D Walling… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The optimal treatment for schizoaffective disorder (SCA) is not well established. In this initial
6-month open-label treatment period of a large, multiphase, relapse-prevention study, the …