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Sex versus gender associations with depressive symptom trajectories over 24 months in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders by Luckhoff, H.K., del Re, E.C., Smit, R., Kilian, S., Phahladira, L., Emsley, R., Asmal, L.

“…Females with schizophrenia often experience more severe and persistent depressive symptoms than males, in particular during the acute phase of the illness. In…”
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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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Sex versus gender associations with brain structure by Luckhoff, H.K., Smit, R., Phahladira, L., du Plessis, Emsley, R., Asmal, L.

“…•Sex vs. gender associations with brain structure were examined in adults (n = 88)•Gender was assessed using the Bem Sex Role Inventory.•Sex, but not gender,…”
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Sex, gender, and outcome in first-episode psychosis: The role of premorbid functioning by Luckhoff, H.K., Asmal, L., Smit, R., Phahladira, L., Emsley, R., del Re, E.C.

“…•The associations of sex and gender with treatment outcomes in FES were assessed.•Lower masculinity scores predicted worse disorganized symptom…”
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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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Relapse in schizophrenia: The role of factors other than non-adherence to treatment by Smit, R, Luckhoff, H K, Phahladira, L, Du Plessis, S, Emsley, R, Asmal, L

“…Relapse rates are very high in schizophrenia. However, little is known about the predictors of the time to relapse other than treatment non-adherence. We…”
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Cannabis use and hippocampal subfield volumes in males with a first episode of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder and healthy controls by Scheffler, F., Du Plessis, S., Asmal, L., Kilian, S., Phahladira, L., Luckhoff, H.K., Emsley, R.

“…Both schizophrenia and cannabis use are associated with structural brain changes. The hippocampus is a region of particular interest due to its role in memory…”
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Associations between BMI and brain structures involved in food intake regulation in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders and healthy controls by Luckhoff, H.K., Asmal, L., Scheffler, F., Phahladira, L., Smit, R., van den Heuvel, L., Fouche, J.P., Seedat, S., Emsley, R., du Plessis, S.

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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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Sex versus gender differences in childhood trauma and its associations with symptom profiles in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders by Luckhoff, H.K., Smit, R., Phahladira, L., Asmal, L., Emsley, R., del Re, E.C.

“…Sex and gender differences in childhood trauma (CT) and its relationships with symptom profiles were examined in 77 patients with first-episode schizophrenia…”
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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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Hippocampal subfield volumes and change in body mass over 12 months of treatment in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders by Luckhoff, H.K., du Plessis, S., Kilian, S., Asmal, L., Scheffler, F., Phahladira, L., Olivier, R.M., Emsley, R.

“…In this study, we explored the relationship between baseline hippocampal subfield volumes and change in body mass over 12 months of treatment in 90…”
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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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SASOP Biological Psychiatry Congress 2013 Abstracts by Allers, E, Betancourt, O A, Benson-Martin, J, Buckley, P, Chetty, I, Chiliza, B, Cilliers, P, Clark, H, Cowen, P, Dannatt, L, Domingo, A K, Domschke, K, Du Plessis, S, Haddad, P, Hemmings, S, Henderson, D C, Hitzeroth, V, Janse van Rensburg, B, Janse van Rensburg, S, Jordaan, G, Kramer, L, Lachman, A, Latecki, B, Macqueen, P, McGregor, N, Moodley, A, Moosa, Z M, Mubaiwa, L, Nagdee, M, Nemeroff, C, Nortje, G, Ojagbemi, A, Peter, E, Phahladira, L, Pienaar, W, Ramlall, S, Rataemane, S, Roos, A, Rosenstein, D, Roux, J, Schumann, C, Solms, M, Spies, G, Subramaney, U, Suliman, S, Suomi, S, Szabo, C, Uys, H, Van Tonder, J, Zohar, J, Bakelaar, S, Breet, E, Bronkhorst, A, Davis, W, De Klerk, D, Delport, D, Drögemöller, B, Du Toit, E, Fouche, J P

“…List of abstracts and authors:1. Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified -overdiagnosed or underdiagnosed?E Allers2. The prognosis of major depression…”
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