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Mary Cannon named the @SIRSGlobal 2021 Outstanding Clinical and Community Research Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at . Congratulations Dr. Cannon! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @MarycannonMary @TilWykes @RCSI_Irl @ERC_Research

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Emmanuelle Peters named the 2020 SIRS Research Excellence Awardee. See the full announcement and release at Congratulations! @EmmanuellPeters #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @KingsIoPPN

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SIRS names Sir Robin Murray the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Awardee. See the full announcement and release at . Thank you for your contribution to the advancement of schizophrenia research! @KingsIoPPN #Schizophrenia

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Today on #WorldSchizophreniaDay , we are highlighting our core value to eliminate #stigma . People with a diagnosis of #schizophrenia , just like people with any other adversity, deserve to be treated equally, fairly, and be fully included in society.

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Rangaswamy Thara named the 2020 SIRS Outstanding Clinical and Community Research Awardee. See the full announcement and release on our website Congratulations Dr. Thara! @SRFmentalhealth #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch

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- @SIRS is proud to welcome @m_nordentoft as the new SIRS President! We thank @TilWykes for her leadership over the last two years. And we look forward @paola_DZN continued service to the society as President-Elect. #SIRS2022

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Philip Corlett named the @SIRSGlobal SIRS 2022 Outstanding Translational Research Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at Congratulations Dr. Corlett! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @PhilCorlett1

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Katharine Thakkar ( @katythakkar1 ) named the @SIRSGlobal 2021 Rising Star Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at . Congratulations Dr. Thakkar! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @SoheeParking @TilWykes @msuneuroscience @msuresearch

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Matcheri Keshavan named the @SIRSGlobal SIRS 2022 Outstanding Clinical / Community Research Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at Congratulations Dr. Keshavan! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @keshavanms

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Thank you for attending the 2022 SIRS Annual Congress! #SIRS2022

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Feelings of social exclusion and #loneliness predict increases in #paranoia over time, according to a new study @SchizRes : Cognition. Social exclusion and loneliness may be useful targets in the treatment of paranoia.

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Alison Yung named the 2020 SIRS Outstanding Translational Research Awardee. See the full announcement and release at Congratulations @alisonryung #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @orygen_aus

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The SIRS team is looking forward to welcoming you at Fortezza da Basso for the #SIRS2022 Congress in Florence, Italy 6-10 April! See you soon!

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Congratulations to the #SIRS 2023 Early Career Awardees! We are excited to see you at the Congress in Toronto, Canada on 11-15 May 2023! #Schizophrenia #MentalHealth #Psychosis #Toronto

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Vince Calhoun, Ph.D. named as one of the @SIRSGlobal 2021 Outstanding Translational Research Awardees. See the full announcement on our website at . Congratulations Dr. Calhoun! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @vdcalhoun @TilWykes @CenterTrends

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Congratulations to Dr. William Carpenter for being presented the Lifetime Achievement Award @SIRSGlobal #SIRS2019

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Congratulations to Dr. Jared Young for being presented the Rising Star Award @SIRSGlobal #SIRS2019

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Can exercising reduce symptoms in schizophrenia? This network meta-analysis suggests that aerobic exercise, as an adjunct treatment, may be effective in reducing overall symptom severity and alleviating negative symptoms.

Efficacy and feasibility of aerobic exercise interventions as an adjunctive treatment for patients...

Schizophrenia - Efficacy and feasibility of aerobic exercise interventions as an adjunctive treatment for patients with schizophrenia: a meta-Analysis

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One of the core values of SIRS is our commitment to fairness, diversity, inclusion, & equity. We are committed to hosting our US meetings in states that espouse these same values. Please see our statement on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

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We look forward to seeing you next year in 2023 in Toronto! #SIRS2023

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Congrats to @SoheeParking , #SIRS Executive Board Member, for receiving the APF Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize! #SIRSmember #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch

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#Congratulations to Dr. Sohee Park for the #APF Alexander Gralnick Research Prize! Dr. Park is a Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor at Vanderbilt University. #APA #APF #schizophreniaresearch @SoheeParking @ParkLab2 @SIRSGlobal @srp_science

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#SIRS has awarded the 2022 Research Harmonisation Award to the convener Amy Pinkham, Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas. See the full announcement on our website. Congratulations to Professor Pinkham and the rest of the group!

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Congratulations again to our Early Career Awardees! And thank you to our mentors! #SIRS2022

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Data analyzed from 15 studies found that 33% of people with first-episode #psychosis experience visual hallucinations, suggesting that these are relatively common

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Sachin Nagendrappa named the @SIRSGlobal 2022 Global Schizophrenia Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at . Congratulations Dr. Nagendrappa! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @drsachin07 @TilWykes @MarycannonMary

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🏆 Congratulations to the 2023 SIRS Lifetime Achievement Award winners - @JimvanOs1 and Nina Schooler! 🏆

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Jai Shah named the @SIRSGlobal 2022 Research Excellence Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at . Congratulations Dr. Shah! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @DrJaiShah @TilWykes

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Predicting #psychosis 6 years later in clinical high-risk state using plasma proteomics and demographic data: A study @JAMAPsych reports promising proteomic biomarkers and suggests early dysregulation of the complement and coagulation cascade. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.2459

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Seats are full for Robin Emsley’s plenary this morning at #SIRS2024 !

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A new study @EClinicalMed from @KingsIoPPN reports real-world long-term outcome of individuals at high risk for #psychosis up to 12 years: They may need longer care beyond a few years.

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🔬New research from NAPLS2 @SchizRes analysing data of 349 individuals at clinical high risk for #psychosis (CHR) shows that decline of social function in adolescence predicts conversion to #schizophrenia and poorer prognosis.

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Sergiu Pasca ( @PascaStanford ) named the @SIRSGlobal 2021 Basic Research Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at . Congratulations Dr. Pasca! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch

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💊 Amisulpride appeared to be more efficacious in PANSS score reduction than aripiprazole or olanzapine in head-to-head pragmatic, rater-blind, randomised trial in #schizophrenia . @TheLancetPsych

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Lynn DeLisi named the @SIRSGlobal SIRS 2022 Lifetime Achievement Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at Congratulations Dr. DeLisi! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @lynnedelisi

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Cynthia Shannon Weickert, Ph.D. named as one of the @SIRSGlobal 2021 Outstanding Translational Research Awardees. See the full announcement at . Congratulations Dr. Shannon Weickert! #schizophreniaresearch @IrisSommer4 @TilWykes @neuraustralia

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🔬An interesting update of the glutamate hypothesis of #schizophrenia from Egerton and colleagues integrates perspectives from neurodevelopmental models, neuroimaging and drug development. @SchizRes @KingsIoPPN #psychosis

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Check out the Keynote: Students with Psychosis going on now @SIRS2022 !

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1/6 Today on #WorldSchizophreniaDay , we highlight the core values of @SIRSGlobal . The #Schizophrenia International Research Society believes in these core values: #SchizophreniaAwareness #schizophreniaresearch

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Schizophrenia is associated with cognitive difficulties, but there are few measures adapted for low- and middle-income countries. New study @SchizBulletin presents a culturally sensitive cognitive battery for schizophrenia in Ethiopia.

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New study in @SchizBull highlights a potential association between cannabis-use and relapse following a first-episode of #psychosis regardless of medication/treatment adherence.

Cannabis Use and Symptomatic Relapse in First Episode Schizophrenia: Trigger or Consequence? Data...

AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. This analysis examined the relationship between cannabis use, compliance with antipsychotics and risk for relapse in pat

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. @schizjournal using a 7-tesla MRI, researchers @UniMelb revealed that patients with #schizophrenia have higher brain iron levels in dorsal #striatum and distinct iron distribution, which may be associated with abnormal dopaminergic activities.

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#SIRS awards the 2021 Research Fund Award to Dr. Vuyokazi Ntlantsana from @UKZN in South Africa. Dr. Ntlantsana will implement a culturally appropriate behavioral tool to ameliorate disability caused by trauma & #psychosis in South Africa. #schizophrenia

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The SIRS First-Episode Psychosis Research Harmonisation Group is looking for input from a wide range of perspectives, including people with lived experience, caregivers, advocates, clinicians, & researchers. See the details & the survey at @VelingW

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Prepare to be inspired at the #SIRS2022 Congress. Learn and discover at the plenary session with Nev Jones @viscidula from the University of Pittsburgh @PittSocialwork on Saturday, 9 April. The early registration rate ends on TODAY (22 Feb)! #schizophrenia

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Registration is open and breakfast is out! #SIRS2023

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Congratulations, again, to all the @SIRSGlobal 2020 Honorific Awardees! See all of the awardee announcements at . #RobinMurray @OneMindOrg @TharaSrinivasan @GregStrauss8 @EmmanuellPeters @dr_gomesfv @alisonryung #SIRS2020 #schizophrenia

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This article by Marder and Umbricht @SchizRes provides an overview of emerging measurements, pathophysiological understanding, and treatments for negative symptoms in schizophrenia.

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In a recent double-blind, sham-controlled pilot study, Bation et al found that iTBS over the left DLPFC can alleviate negative symptoms of #schizophrenia . This effect might be related to a significant modulation of dopamine transmission. @Nature_NPJ

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In a recent article in @SchizBulletin , Pierce provides a first-person account of the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia with transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation—A Patient’s First-Person Account on the Treatment of Schizophre...

Schizophrenia’s negative symptoms present a treatment challenge. As the reader is aware, there are basically no pharmaceutical treatments available. Indeed

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Check out the new 'Making a Difference' Research Stories page on our website. #SIRS members share how research has helped people with the diagnosis of #schizophrenia . Our 1st post is from E. Fuller Torrey, 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awardee @efullertorrey

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We can’t wait to see you tomorrow for the start of #SIRS2023 !

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What may be behind distress when experiencing derogatory and threatening voices (DTV) in psychosis? New cross-sectional study @SchizBulletin identifies 7 factors that lead individuals to listen or believe DTV.

Listening to and Believing Derogatory and Threatening Voices

AbstractBackground and hypothesis. A plausible cause of distress for voice hearers is listening to and believing the threats and criticisms heard. Qualitat

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Interventions should target #socialcognition as an important predictor of function in #earlypsychosis . A meta-analysis ( @nuigalway @warwickuni @SchizBulletin ) finds modest associations b/w social cognition measures and psychosocial function.

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We will have a fantastic group of keynote and plenary speakers at the virtual #SIRS2021 Congress on 17-21 April. Check out their topics and bios at . Whose presentation are you looking forward to hearing?

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🔬 New study @TheLancetPsych reports reduced cancer screening rates in people with mental illness, especially women with schizophrenia. This is despite the increased mortality from cancer in this population:

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What a great final plenary talk for #SIRS2024 ! Thank you, Matcheri Keshavan, M.D.

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#SIRS2021 Day 2 begins in an hour with Plenary Session 1: How to Translate Scientific Findings on Emotional Information Processing to Psychological Interventions for People with Psychotic Disorders with Tania Lincoln. @ProfTanLincoln

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A study by researchers @NorthwesternU and @CUBoulder @SchizBulletin found that a 3-month aerobic #exercise twice a week for 30 min was effective in improving #cognition , symptoms, and hippocampal abnormalities in clinical high risk for #psychosis .

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Israeli study finds that people with #schizophrenia were less likely to test positive for #COVID -19, but 2x more likely to be hospitalized and 3x more likely to die if they were infected, even after controlling for other factors @SchizBulletin

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Congratulations to our @SIRS2022 Honorific Awardees!

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Thank you for attending #SIRS2021 Congress! We look forward to seeing you next year in Florence, Italy 6-10 April 2022

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Gregory P. Strauss named the 2020 SIRS Rising Star Awardee. See the full announcement and release at . Congratulations! @GregStrauss8 #schizophrenia @ugapsychology

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What is #recovery in #1stepisodepsychosis ? Results from a 10yr study found 31.7% "recover" based on >1yr of psychotic symptom remission + adequate functioning but ~1/5 of healthy controls don't meet this threshold suggesting criteria should be reconsidered

The Time is Ripe for a Consensus Definition of Clinical Recovery in First-episode Psychosis:...

AbstractObjectives. A consensus definition of clinical recovery in first-episode psychosis (FEP) is required to improve knowledge about recovery rates in t

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Can we predict who will have persistent symptoms in #earlypsychosis ? Researchers developed and validated a risk prediction model of symptom non-remission using baseline demographic + clinical variables w/ good discrimination @samleighton87 @SchizBulletin

Development and Validation of a Nonremission Risk Prediction Model in First-Episode Psychosis: An...

Abstract. Psychosis is a major mental illness with first onset in young adults. The prognosis is poor in around half of the people affected, and difficult

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Machine-learning algorithms can distinguish #Facebook posts of young ppl w/ #schizophrenia spectrum, mood disorders + healthy volunteers based on language, punctuation, & photo color/size 18 months before 1st hospitalization. @docETP #npjschz #psychosis

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Ana Pinheiro named the @SIRSGlobal 2022 Rising Star Awardee. See the full announcement on our website at . Congratulations Dr. Pinheiro! #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch @anaptpinheiro

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A new meta-analysis @JAMAPsych by researchers @KingsIoPPN presents results from 9,222 individuals at clinical high-risk for #psychosis : transition risk plateaus at ~30% at 4-year and the presence of BLIPS poses a higher risk.

Probability of Transition to Psychosis in Individuals at Clinical High Risk

This meta-analysis examines the current consistency and magnitude of transition risk to psychosis in individuals at clinical high risk.

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A brilliant new #meta -analysis in @SchizRes included 33,456 participants & examined important moderators of social functioning trajectories in #psychotic disorders. Biggest improvements were found over time in those with a duration of illness < 5 yrs.

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Is depression intrinsic to #psychosis ? PRONIA study shows little separation in brain structure and the experience of depression across groups with recent-onset depression and recent-onset psychosis (with+without depression) @unibirmingham @SchizBulletin

The Psychopathology and Neuroanatomical Markers of Depression in Early Psychosis

Abstract. Depression frequently occurs in first-episode psychosis (FEP) and predicts longer-term negative outcomes. It is possible that this depression is

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Congratulations to Dr. Gemma Modinos for being presented the Rising Star Award @SIRSGlobal #SIRS2019

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We’re so glad you’re here!

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4 trains, a plane, and an automobile. Finally made it to #sirs2024 ! ❤️🤩🇮🇹

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#SIRS2021 Plenary Session 3: The Identification of Cross-Cultural Causes of Mental Illness and How to Address This in Mental Health Care with Focus on Psychosis with Kwame McKenzie is happening NOW! @kwame_mckenzie

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Congratulations #SIRS2021 Poster Awardees! 411 posters presented & 28 finalists, w/3 identified as top overall! @Nature_NPJ Schizophrenia awarded to @rob_mccutcheon Glutamate Connectivity Associations Converge upon the Salience Network in Schizophrenia and Healthy Controls 1/5

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There have already been a lot of great sessions @SIRS2022 Day Two!

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Congrats to @PatMcGorry and @orygen_aus for receiving a large research grant aimed at predicting, treating and preventing the progression of psychotic illnesses such as #schizophrenia in at-risk young people. #SIRSmember

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Rescuing high-risk young people

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It is World Mental Health Day! We aim to increase the public understanding of those impacted by the diagnosis of #Schizophrenia and related disorders. Make a difference by visiting our site and donating here today: #WorldMentalHealthDay #SIRS #MentalHealth

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Submissions are open for the #SIRS 2024 Congress, please visit #schizophrenia #mentalhealth #psychosis

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Congratulations Connor Dunleavy on winning the Schizophrenia Research Poster Award for your poster: Brains in a Dish! Utilising Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) to Investigate Inflammatory Dysfunction in Schizophrenia #SIRS2022

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The @SIRSGlobal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychosis webinar is now available on SIRS website for members and non-members. Share the link with our colleagues and watch it now at: #psychosis #schizophrenia #SIRS

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Today on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we are pleased to announce the upcoming #WomenInScience workshop at the #SIRS2022 Congress. Join us for an important discussion on women representation in academics, research, & neuroscience! @BettaCdelRe @MarycannonMary

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#SIRS members & awardees are making an impact on the treatment & support of people with a diagnosis of #schizophrenia . Check out our most recent blog post from SIRS 2022 Outstanding Clinical/Community Research Awardee Matcheri Keshavan @keshavanms

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Insomnia in schizophrenia is associated with adverse outcomes. In a meta-analysis of RCTs @SchizRes , researchers @AUG_University found that clozapine was associated with less #insomnia compared to other antipsychotics such as risperidone or olanzapine.

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Registration is NOW OPEN for the #SIRS2022 Congress! The @SIRSGlobal 2022 Congress will be in a hybrid meeting format allowing in-person attendance in Florence, Italy, or virtual attendance on the #SIRS Virtual Meeting Platform. #schizophrenia

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#MachineLearning analysis by @uoaofficial reveals that remission of psychotic symptoms in first-episode #psychosis can be predicted using a few clinical scale items: symptom severity, functioning level, and duration of untreated #psychosis . @SchizBulletin

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The final day of #SIRS2023 is underway with a great plenary session delivered by Lea Davis and chaired by Kim Do.

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#SIRS2023 recordings are available! All plenary sessions, the inspiring keynote, and select symposia are accessible here:

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Prepare to be inspired at the #SIRS2022 Congress. Don’t miss our keynote session with Cecilia McGough & Students with Psychosis. The early registration rate ends 22 February! @Cecilia_McGough

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🔬Study ( @SchizBulletin ) links childhood trauma to altered default-mode network (DMN) connectivity in #schizophrenia . DMN connectivity thus reflects a potential mechanism by which early adversity exerts deleterious effects on cognition.

Changes in Default-Mode Network Associated With Childhood Trauma in Schizophrenia

AbstractBackground. There is considerable evidence of dysconnectivity within the default-mode network (DMN) in schizophrenia, as measured during resting-st

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The #SIRS2021 Congress will kick off shortly with our Career Development Session and The Future of Schizophrenia Research Workshops! Make sure to check your email each morning for daily updates.

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Great turnout for the Congress Welcome and Honorific Awards Presentation @SIRS2022 !

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Important study examining the role of childhood #maltreatment in educational attainment & cognition in first-episode #psychosis & a large sample of community controls. Learn about associations b/t childhood neglect, attainment & IQ here → @SchizBulletin

Childhood Maltreatment, Educational Attainment, and IQ: Findings From a Multicentric Case-control...

AbstractBackground and hypothesis. Evidence suggests that childhood maltreatment (ie, childhood abuse and childhood neglect) affects educational attainment

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A recent @SchizRes study explored the symptom well-being relationship in #schizophrenia . Results revealed those w/ ↑ positive sx were more likely to report ↓ satisfaction & interest in life across time-points while negative sx had no effect on well-being

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🔬A polygenic resilience score moderates the genetic risk for #Schizophrenia | New study by Hess et al ( @PGCgenetics ) compares high-risk controls, i.e., "resilient" controls to patients with similarly high polygenic risk scores. @MolPsychiatry :

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Highlighting necessity of adding trauma-focus to early intervention in #psychosis . Jie Zhao, Chuan-Yue Wang and others @Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, examine efficacy and safety of #EMDR in #CHR with comorbid #PTSD in recent #RCT @SchizRes

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Join us in congratulating the @SIRSGlobal 2021 Early Career Awardees! We look forward to seeing the 2021 awardees virtually at the #SIRS2021 Congress. See the awardees at

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🔬Some young people with early psychosis may not require antipsychotic medication to recover. Francey etal @orygen_aus @unimelb found that psychosocial treatment alone was not inferior to psychosocial treatment plus antipsychotic medication @OUPAcademic

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Negative symptoms improve most in the first 6months after baseline in people at #CHR and stabilize afterwards as shown by @_tanyatran et al. in NAPLS3 @UCalgary @queensu . Pattern is found especially in individuals with ↓IQ & ↓functioning @SchizRes

Negative Symptom Trajectories in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Differences Based...

AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. Negative symptom trajectory in clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis is ill defined. This study aimed to better charact

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A validation study of the transdiagnostic individualized risk calculator for prediction of #schizophrenia developed in UK using external data from over 2.43M patients in US shows, although suboptimal, decent prognostic accuracy of 0.676. @KingsIoPPN

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Congratulations to Dr. Keith Nuechterlein for being presented the Outstanding Clinical and Community Research Award @SIRSGlobal #SIRS2019

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4 years

Predicting bipolar I, II, and psychotic disorders in youth presenting to early intervention services: A new study @PsychMedJournal reveals suicide attempt, poor social function, and early-onset anxiety/depression as notable predictors. #psychosis

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