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1. What aspects of emotional functioning are impaired in schizophrenia?

Author: Herbener ES; Song W; Khine TT; Sweeney JA;
Institution: Center for Cognitive Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 912 S. Wood Street (M/C 913), Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Journal: Schizophr Res. 2007 Aug 2;.
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2. Trends in psychiatric hospitalisation of people with schizophrenia: A register-based investigation over the last three decades.

Author: Lay B; Nordt C; Rossler W;
Institution: Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Research Unit for Clinical and Social Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland.
Journal: Schizophr Res. 2007 Aug 7;.
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3. Caregiver burden and coping : A prospective study of relationship between burden and coping in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder.

Author: Chadda RK; Singh TB; Ganguly KK;
Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India, drrakeshchadda@hotmail.com.
Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2007 Aug 13;.
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4. Metabolic syndrome among persons with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in a general population survey.

Author: Suvisaari JM; Saarni SI; Perala J; Suvisaari JV; Harkanen T; Lonnqvist J; Reunanen A;
Institution: Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. jaana.suvisaari@ktl.fi
Journal: J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;68(7):1045-55.
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5. Shared decision making and long-term outcome in schizophrenia treatment.

Author: Hamann J; Cohen R; Leucht S; Busch R; Kissling W;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, Technische Universitat, Munich, Germany. j.hamann@lrz.tum.de
Journal: J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;68(7):992-7.
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6. Schizophrenia and pathological gambling.

Author: Borras L; Huguelet P;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Division of Adult Psychiatry, Geneva, Switzerland.
Journal: Am J Addict. 2007 Jul-Aug;16(4):269-71.
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7. Grief and mourning in schizophrenia.

Author: Wittmann D; Keshavan M;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, USA. dwittman@med.wayne.edu
Journal: Psychiatry. 2007 Summer;70(2):154-66.
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8. Treatment of early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders (TEOSS): demographic and clinical characteristics.

Author: Frazier JA; McClellan J; Findling RL; Vitiello B; Anderson R; Zablotsky B; Williams E; McNamara NK; Jackson JA; Ritz L; Hlastala SA; Pierson L; Varley JA; Puglia M; Maloney AE; Ambler D; Hunt-Harrison T; Hamer RM; Noyes N; Lieberman JA; Sikich L;
Institution: Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA. JFrazier@challiance.org
Journal: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Aug;46(8):979-88.
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9. Positive family history is associated with persistent elevated emotional distress in schizophrenia: Evidence from a 16-month follow-up study.

Author: Ritsner MS; Ratner Y; Gibel A; Weizman R;
Institution: Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center, Hadera, Israel; Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Journal: Psychiatry Res. 2007 Jul 31;.
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10. The Camden Schizophrenia Surveys. III: Five-year outcome of a sample of individuals from a prevalence survey and the importance of social relationships.

Author: Harvey CA; Jeffreys SE; McNaught AS; Blizard RA; King MB;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne & North Western Mental Health, Australia. c.harvey@unimelb.edu.au
Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;53(4):340-56.
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11. Strong evidence that GNB1L is associated with schizophrenia.

Author: Williams NM; Glaser B; Norton N; Williams H; Pierce T; Moskvina V; Monks S; Del Favero J; Goossens D; Rujescu D; Giegling I; Kirov G; Craddock N; Murphy KC; O'Donovan MC; Owen MJ;
Institution: Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK. williamsnm@cf.ac.uk
Journal: Hum Mol Genet. 2008 Feb 15;17(4):555-66. Epub 2007 Nov 13.
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12. Assessment and treatment of suicide risk in schizophrenia.

Author: Pompili M; Lester D; Innamorati M; Tatarelli R; Girardi P;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa, 1035, 00189 Roma, Italy. maurizio.pompili@uniroma1.it
Journal: Expert Rev Neurother. 2008 Jan;8(1):51-74.
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13. Factors contributing to the quality of sibling relationships for adults with schizophrenia.

Author: Smith MJ; Greenberg JS;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. matthew@conte.wustl.edu
Journal: Psychiatr Serv. 2008 Jan;59(1):57-62.
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14. Schizophrenia, drug companies and the internet.

Author: Read J;
Institution: The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. j.read@auckland.ac.nz
Journal: Soc Sci Med. 2008 Jan;66(1):99-109. Epub 2007 Sep 10.
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15. Worsening of psychosis in schizophrenia is longitudinally associated with tardive dyskinesia in the European Schizophrenia Outpatient Health Outcomes study.

Author: Tenback DE; van Harten PN; Slooff CJ; van Os J;
Institution: Psychiatric Center Altrecht, Den Dolder, The Netherlands. d.tenback@altrecht.nl
Journal: Compr Psychiatry. 2007 Sep-Oct;48(5):436-40. Epub 2007 Jul 5.
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16. Coronary artery disease risk factors in patients with schizophrenia: effects of short term antipsychotic treatment.

Author: Sarandol A; Kirli S; Akkaya C; Ocak N; Eroz E; Sarandol E;
Institution: Uludag University Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, Bursa, Turkey.
Journal: J Psychopharmacol. 2007 Aug 22;.
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17. Does schizoaffective disorder really exist? A systematic review of the studies that compared schizoaffective disorder with schizophrenia or mood disorders.

Author: Cheniaux E; Landeira-Fernandez J; Telles LL; Lessa JL; Dias A; Duncan T; Versiani M;
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Journal: J Affect Disord. 2007 Aug 22;.
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18. Real-world antipsychotic treatment practices.

Author: Moore TA; Covell NH; Essock SM; Miller AL;
Institution: Division of Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Related Disorders-MSC 7792, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;30(3):401-16.
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19. Antipsychotic medication adherence in schizophrenia.

Author: Byerly MJ; Nakonezny PA; Lescouflair E;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75235-8828, USA. matt.byerly@utsouthwestern.edu <matt.byerly@utsouthwestern.edu>
Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;30(3):437-52.
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20. Understanding and treating "first-episode" schizophrenia.

Author: Weiden PJ; Buckley PF; Grody M;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. pweiden@psych.uic.edu <pweiden@psych.uic.edu>
Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;30(3):481-510.
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21. Treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Author: Elkis H;
Institution: Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. helkis@usp.br <helkis@usp.br>
Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;30(3):511-33.
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22. Rehabilitation and recovery in schizophrenia.

Author: Velligan DI; Gonzalez JM;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Schizophrenia and Related Disorders-MSC 7792, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. velligand@uthscsa.edu <velligand@uthscsa.edu>
Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;30(3):535-48.
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23. Families and schizophrenia: the view from advocacy.

Author: Huey LY; Lefley HP; Shern DL; Wainscott CA;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030-1410, USA. huey@psychiatry.uchc.edu <huey@psychiatry.uchc.edu>
Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;30(3):549-66.
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24. Recovery and systems transformation for schizophrenia.

Author: Peebles SA; Mabe PA; Davidson L; Fricks L; Buckley PF; Fenley G;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. speebles@mcg.edu <speebles@mcg.edu>
Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;30(3):567-83.
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25. Patterns of physician and patient rated quality of life during antipsychotic treatment in outpatients with schizophrenia.

Author: Wehmeier PM; Kluge M; Schacht A; Helsberg K; Schreiber W; Schimmelmann BG; Lambert M;
Institution: Medical Department, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lilly Deutschland, Saalburgstr. 153, 61350 Bad Homburg, Germany.
Journal: J Psychiatr Res. 2007 Aug 24;.
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26. Substance abuse and the management of medication nonadherence in schizophrenia.

Author: Wilk J; Marcus SC; West J; Countis L; Hall R; Regier DA; Olfson M;
Institution: American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 Jun;194(6):454-7.
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27. Effectiveness of antipsychotic treatments in a nationwide cohort of patients in community care after first hospitalisation due to schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: observational follow-up study.

Author: Tiihonen J; Walhbeck K; Lonnqvist J; Klaukka T; Ioannidis JP; Volavka J; Haukka J;
Institution: Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Kuopio, Niuvanniemi Hospital, FIN-70240 Kuopio, Finland. jari.tiihonen@niuva.fi
Journal: BMJ. 2006 Jul 29;333(7561):224. Epub 2006 Jul 6.
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28. Medication-induced weight gain and dyslipidemia in patients with schizophrenia.

Author: Fenton WS; Chavez MR;
Institution: Division of Adult Trasnlation Reserach and Treatment Development, NIMH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Journal: Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Oct;163(10):1697-704; quiz 1858-9.

29. Practices preventing rehospitalization of individuals with schizophrenia.

Author: Prince JD;
Institution: Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey, School of Social Work, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1167, USA.
Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 Jun;194(6):397-403.
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30. Understanding the glass ceiling for functional outcome in schizophrenia.

Author: Carter CS;
Institution
Journal: Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Mar;163(3):356-8.

31. Adverse events during medical and surgical hospitalizations for persons with schizophrenia.

Author: Daumit GL; Pronovost PJ; Anthony CB; Guallar E; Steinwachs DM; Ford DE;
Institution: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Journal: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006 Mar;63(3):267-72.
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32. Substance use in persons with schizophrenia: baseline prevalence and correlates from the NIMH CATIE study.

Author: Swartz MS; Wagner HR; Swanson JW; Stroup TS; McEvoy JP; Canive JM; Miller DD; Reimherr F; McGee M; Khan A; Van Dorn R; Rosenheck RA; Lieberman JA;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 Mar;194(3):164-72.
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33. Practical treatment information for schizophrenia.

Author: Tamminga CA;
Institution
Journal: Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Apr;163(4):563-5.

34. Therapeutic alliance and improvements in work performance over time in patients with schizophrenia.

Author: Davis LW; Lysaker PH;
Institution: Roudebush VA Medical Center, Psychiatry Department, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2007 Apr;195(4):353-7.
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35. Behavioral therapy for weight loss in patients with schizophrenia.

Author: Ganguli R;
Institution: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Services and Research for Recovery in Serious Mental Illness, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; and the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA. gangulir@upmc.edu
Journal: J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;68 Suppl 4:19-25.
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36. Benefits of boarding home placement in patients with schizophrenia.

Author: Bota RG; Munro JS; Sagduyu K;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA. bota@umkc.edu
Journal: South Med J. 2007 Feb;100(2):145-8.
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37. Validation of remission criteria for schizophrenia.

Author: van Os J; Drukker M; a Campo J; Meijer J; Bak M; Delespaul P;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616 DRT 10, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands. j.vanos@sp.unimaas.nl
Journal: Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Nov;163(11):2000-2.
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38. Delay of gratification and executive performance in individuals with schizophrenia: putative role for eating behavior and body weight regulation.

Author: Knolle-Veentjer S; Huth V; Ferstl R; Aldenhoff JB; Hinze-Selch D;
Institution: Center for Integrative Psychiatry - ZIP Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Christian-Albrechts University, Niemannsweg 147, D-24105 Kiel, Germany. s.knolle-veentjer@zip-kiel.de
Journal: J Psychiatr Res. 2008 Jan;42(2):98-105. Epub 2006 Nov 28.
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39. Therapeutic alliance, illness awareness, and number of hospitalizations for schizophrenia.

Author: Prince JD;
Institution: Department of Social Work, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2007 Feb;195(2):170-4.
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40. Schizophrenia and co-occurring substance use disorder.

Author: Green AI; Drake RE; Brunette MF; Noordsy DL;
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA.
Journal: Am J Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;164(3):402-8.