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A qualitative study of coping strategies and resilience in the aftermath of childhood adversity in first-episode psychosis by Wambua, G N, Kilian, S, Chiliza, B

“…Exposure to adversity during childhood is associated with elevated risk for commonly occurring forms of psychopathology, especially psychotic disorders…”
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Retain rural doctors: Burnout, depression and anxiety in medical doctors working in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa by Hain, S, Tomita, A, Milligan, P, Chiliza, B

“…Background. There is a need to retain medical doctors in rural areas to ensure equitable access to healthcare for rural communities. Burnout, depression and…”
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Brain volume changes over the first year of treatment in schizophrenia: relationships to antipsychotic treatment by Emsley, R, Asmal, L, du Plessis, S, Chiliza, B, Phahladira, L, Kilian, S

“…Progressive brain volume reductions have been described in schizophrenia, and an association with antipsychotic exposure has been reported. We compared…”
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Childhood adversity and cognitive function in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and healthy controls: evidence for an association between neglect and social cognition by Kilian, S, Asmal, L, Chiliza, B, Olivier, M R, Phahladira, L, Scheffler, F, Seedat, S, Marder, S R, Green, M F, Emsley, R

“…Childhood adversity is associated with cognitive impairments in schizophrenia. However, findings to date are inconsistent and little is known about the…”
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Weight gain and metabolic change as predictors of symptom improvement in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients treated over 12 months by Luckhoff, H., Phahladira, L., Scheffler, F., Asmal, L., du Plessis, S., Chiliza, B., Kilian, S., Emsley, R.

“…Treatment-emergent weight gain is associated with antipsychotic efficacy in schizophrenia patients treated with clozapine and olanzapine. However, few studies…”
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Fronto-limbic white matter fractional anisotropy and body mass index in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients compared to healthy controls by Luckhoff, H.K., du Plessis, S., Scheffler, F., Phahladira, L., Kilian, S., Buckle, C., Smit, R., Chiliza, B., Asmal, L., Emsley, R.

“…•BMI is lower in first-episode schizophrenia patients compared to controls.•Increased BMI correlates with lower fronto-limbic white matter FA in…”
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Factors Moderating the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Premorbid Adjustment in First-Episode Schizophrenia by Kilian, S, Burns, J K, Seedat, S, Asmal, L, Chiliza, B, Du Plessis, S, Olivier, M R, Kidd, M, Emsley, R

“…Childhood trauma is a recognised risk factor for schizophrenia. It has been proposed that childhood trauma interferes with normal neurodevelopment, thereby…”
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Cognitive performance during the first year of treatment in first-episode schizophrenia: a case-control study by Olivier, M R, Killian, S, Chiliza, B, Asmal, L, Schoeman, R, Oosthuizen, P P, Kidd, M, Emsley, R

“…Several questions remain unanswered regarding the magnitude and time course of cognitive improvement in response to antipsychotic treatment. The purpose of…”
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Gender role endorsement in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders by Luckhoff, H.K., Asmal, L., Scheffler, F., du Plessis, S., Buckle, C., Chiliza, B., Kilian, S., Smit, R., Phahladira, L., Emsley, R.

“…•Sex (a biological distinction) and gender (a social construct) are semi-independent•Sex and gender differences have been described for schizophrenia•Gender…”
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Effects of cannabis use on body mass, fasting glucose and lipids during the first 12 months of treatment in schizophrenia spectrum disorders by Scheffler, F., Kilian, S., Chiliza, B., Asmal, L., Phahladira, L., du Plessis, S., Kidd, M., Murray, R.M., Di Forti, M., Seedat, S., Emsley, R.

“…While acute cannabis use stimulates appetite, general population studies suggest that chronic use is associated with reduced risk of obesity and other…”
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Changes in body mass and metabolic profiles in patients with first-episode schizophrenia treated for 12 months with a first-generation antipsychotic by Chiliza, B, Asmal, L, Oosthuizen, P, van Niekerk, E, Erasmus, R, Kidd, M, Malhotra, A, Emsley, R

“…Abstract Objectives To assess changes in body mass and metabolic profiles in patients with first-episode schizophrenia receiving standardised, assured…”
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Celebrating 50 years of heart transplant surgery : a missed opportunity to honour Hamilton Naki by Mankahla, N., Dlamini, S., Taunyane, I.C., Maqungo, S., Cairncross, L., Chiliza, B.

“…To the Editor: 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the first human heart transplant in South Africa. To commemorate this, Brink et al.[1] published a guest…”
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Relationship between changes in metabolic syndrome constituent components over 12 months of treatment and cognitive performance in first-episode schizophrenia by Luckhoff, H. K., Kilian, S., Olivier, M. R., Phahladira, L., Scheffler, F., du Plessis, S., Chiliza, B., Asmal, L., Emsley, R.

“…Few studies have investigated the longitudinal effects of treatment-emergent metabolic syndrome changes on cognitive performance in first-episode psychosis…”
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P.3.d.089 Changes in body mass and metabolic profiles over 12 months in patients with first-episode schizophrenia treated with flupenthixol decanoate by Chiliza, B, Asmal, L, Oosthuizen, P, Van Niekerk, Y, Erasmus, R, Kidd, M, Malhotra, A, Emsley, R

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Subjective awareness of tardive dyskinesia and insight in schizophrenia by Emsley, R, Niehaus, D.J.H, Oosthuizen, P.P, Koen, L, Chiliza, B, Fincham, D

“…Abstract Background Lack of awareness of tardive dyskinesia (TD) and poor insight into mental illness are common in schizophrenia, raising the possibility that…”
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384 – Bilingualism and psychosis: A case report by Schoeman, R, Southwood, F, Chiliza, B, Emsley, R.A

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Early cognitive response to treatment in first episode psychosis by Schoeman, R, Chiliza, B, Emsley, R

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Family therapy for schizophrenia: cultural challenges and implementation barriers in the South African context by Asmal, L, Mall, S, Kritzinger, J, Chiliza, B, Emsley, R, Swartz, L

“…Family therapy is an effective, evidence based intervention for schizophrenia. This literature review explores the impact of culture on family therapy as a…”
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Changing the course of schizophrenia - predictors of treatment outcome revisited by Chiliza, B., Koen, L., Niehaus, D., Oosthuizen, P., Emsley, R.

“…Multiple factors play a role in determining the outcome of schizophrenia. However, the role of these factors is poorly understood, and research findings so far…”
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Private practice-driven research by Mashaphu, Sibongile, Chiliza, Bonginkosi

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