Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 137, No. 1

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Meeting Report

Meeting report: The Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) South America Conference (August 5–7, 2011)
May 2012(Vol. 137 | No. 1 | Pages 1-6)
Raffael Massuda, Cristiano Chaves, Clarissa Trzesniak, Joao P. Machado-de-Sousa, Marcus V. Zanetti, Robin M. Murray, Wagner F. Gattaz, Geraldo F. Busatto

Genetics

Genetic and functional analysis of the gene encoding neurogranin in schizophrenia
May 2012(Vol. 137 | No. 1 | Pages 7-13)
Yu-Chih Shen, Ho-Min Tsai, Min-Chih Cheng, Shih-Hsin Hsu, Shih-Fen Chen, Chia-Hsiang Chen

Genetic and functional analyses of the gene encoding synaptophysin in schizophrenia
May 2012(Vol. 137 | No. 1 | Pages 14-19)
Yu-Chih Shen, Ho-Min Tsai, Jhen-Wei Ruan, Yi-Chu Liao, Shih-Fen Chen, Chia-Hsiang Chen

Heritability of functioning in families with schizophrenia in relation to neurocognition
25 May 2012
Robert M. Savage
Abstract: The role of daily functioning is an integral part of the schizophrenia (SZ) phenotype and deficits in this trait appear to be present in both affected persons and some unaffected relatives; ...
Flat affect and social functioning: A 10year follow-up study of first episode psychosis patients
24 May 2012
Julie Evensen, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Helene Barder, Ulrik Haahr, Wenche ten Velden Hegelstad, Inge Joa, Jan Olav Johannessen, T.K. Larsen, Ingrid Melle, Stein Opjordsmoen, Bjørn Rishovd Rund, Erik Simonsen, Per Vaglum, Thomas McGlashan, Svein Friis
Abstract: Background: Affective flattening has been described as enduring, but long term follow-up studies of first episode psychosis patients are lacking. Objective: The aim of this study was to foll...
Adolescents at ultra-high risk for psychosis with and without 22q11 deletion syndrome: A comparison of prodromal psychotic symptoms and general functioning
24 May 2012
Marco Armando, Paolo Girardi, Stefano Vicari, Deny Menghini, Maria Cristina Digilio, Maria Pontillo, Riccardo Saba, Luigi Mazzone, Ashleigh Lin, Claudia M. Klier, Miriam R. Schäfer, G. Paul Amminger
Abstract: Objective: Genetic syndromes related to psychosis have become increasingly important for exploring the trajectory that leads to psychosis onset. A very significant opportunity for mapping ea...
The relationship of trait to state motivation: The role of self‐competency beliefs
24 May 2012
Kee-Hong Choi, Alice M. Saperstein, Alice Medalia
Abstract: Even when people with schizophrenia describe themselves as generally motivated and eager to engage in activities, they may not actually be motivated in the present moment. In order to better...
Cancer in parents of persons with schizophrenia: Is there a genetic protection?
24 May 2012
Gilad Gal, Aviva Goral, Havi Murad, Raz Gross, Inna Pugachova, Micha Barchana, Robert Kohn, Itzhak Levav
Abstract: A reduced risk for cancer has been noted among persons with schizophrenia as well as their first degree relatives. One explanation for these findings suggests that genes associated with schi...

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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
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
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
The Brief Adherence Rating Scale (BARS) validated against electronic monitoring in assessing the antipsychotic medication adherence of outpatients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder March 2008 (Vol. 100 \| No. 1 \| Pages 60-69) Abstract Full Text PDF (240 KB)	Matthew J. Byerly, Paul A. Nakonezny, A. John Rush	Full-length article	60-69

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