The schizophrenia syndrome, circa 2024: What we know and how that informs its nature

R Tandon, H Nasrallah, S Akbarian… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
With new data about different aspects of schizophrenia being continually generated, it
becomes necessary to periodically revisit exactly what we know. Along with a need to review …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in the association between environment and psychosis

AY Pence, LK Pries, M Ferrara, BPF Rutten… - Schizophrenia …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various environmental exposures have been associated with psychosis spectrum disorder.
However, the role of gender in this association has received little attention. Therefore, we …

Schizophrenia: a narrative review of etiopathogenetic, diagnostic and treatment aspects

L Orsolini, S Pompili, U Volpe - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although schizophrenia is currently conceptualized as being characterized as a syndrome
that includes a collection of signs and symptoms, there is strong evidence of heterogeneous …

An international research agenda for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia

JJ Luykx, JM Gonzalez-Diaz, TW Guu… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Treatment-resistant symptoms occur in about a third of patients with schizophrenia and are
associated with a substantial reduction in their quality of life. The development of new …

Review of major social determinants of health in schizophrenia-spectrum psychotic disorders: III. Biology

DV Jeste, D Malaspina, K Bagot, DM Barch… - Schizophrenia …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Social determinants of health (SDoHs) are nonmedical factors that significantly
impact health and longevity. We found no published reviews on the biology of SDoHs in …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the effects of the exposome score within the extended psychosis phenotype

M Rejek, B Misiak - Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
It has been reported that cumulative measures of risk factors for psychosis might help to
predict its development. However, it remains unknown as to whether these measures are …

The critical roles of early development, stress, and environment in the course of psychosis

TG Vargas, VA Mittal - Annual review of developmental …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Psychotic disorders are highly debilitating with poor prognoses and courses of chronic
illness. In recent decades, conceptual models have shaped understanding, informed …

[HTML][HTML] Capturing the well-being exposome in poly-environmental scores.

MP van de Weijer, DHM Pelt, BML Baselmans… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study we use aggregated weighted scores of environmental effects to study
environmental influences on well-being and happiness. To this end, we split a sample of …

Genome-wide DNA methylation risk scores for schizophrenia derived from blood and brain tissues further explain the genetic risk in patients stratified by polygenic risk …

K Ohi, M Shimada, M Soda, D Nishizawa… - BMJ Ment …, 2024 - mentalhealth.bmj.com
Background Genetic and environmental factors contribute to the pathogenesis of
schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD). Among genetic risk groups stratified by …

Association between exposome score for schizophrenia and functioning in first-episode psychosis: results from the Athens first-episode psychosis research study

G Erzin, LK Pries, S Dimitrakopoulos, I Ralli… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background Evidence suggests that environmental factors not only increase psychosis
liability but also influence the prognosis and outcomes of psychotic disorders. We …