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Violent crime, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury by Volavka, Jan

“…PLoS Med 8(12): e1001150. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001150 Seena Fazel and colleagues report findings from a longitudinal follow-up study in Sweden that…”
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Dissociation, Cognitive Reflection and Health Literacy Have a Modest Effect on Belief in Conspiracy Theories about COVID-19 by Pisl, Vojtech, Volavka, Jan, Chvojkova, Edita, Cechova, Katerina, Kavalirova, Gabriela, Vevera, Jan

“…Understanding the predictors of belief in COVID-related conspiracy theories and willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 may aid the resolution of…”
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Measurement of agitation and aggression in adult and aged neuropsychiatric patients: review of definitions and frequently used measurement scales by Volicer, Ladislav, Citrome, Leslie, Volavka, Jan

“…Agitation and aggression in adult psychiatric patients with psychoses and in persons with dementia increase the burden of disease and frequently cause…”
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Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19: The Role of Health Locus of Control and Conspiracy Theories by Pisl, Vojtech, Volavka, Jan, Chvojkova, Edita, Cechova, Katerina, Kavalirova, Gabriela, Vevera, Jan

“…Understanding the predictors of the willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 may aid in the resolution of current and future pandemics. We investigate…”
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Treatment adherence in schizophrenia: A patient-level meta-analysis of combined CATIE and EUFEST studies by Czobor, Pál, Van Dorn, Richard A, Citrome, Leslie, Kahn, Rene S, Fleischhacker, W. Wolfgang, Volavka, Jan

“…Abstract The Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) obtained a sample of 1493 chronic schizophrenia patients. The European First…”
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The catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism: Relations to the tonic-phasic dopamine hypothesis and neuropsychiatric phenotypes by BILDER, Robert M, VOLAVKA, Jan, LACHMAN, Herbert M, GRACES, Anthony A

“…Diverse phenotypic associations with the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met polymorphism have been reported. We suggest that some of the complex…”
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Serious physical assault and subsequent risk for rehospitalization in individuals with severe mental illness: a nationwide, register-based retrospective cohort study by Mlada, Karolina, Formanek, Tomas, Vevera, Jan, Latalova, Klara, Winkler, Petr, Volavka, Jan

“…Abstract Background Victimization is associated with worse social and clinical outcomes of individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). A relapse of SMI may…”
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Catecholamines and Aggression: The Role of COMT and MAO Polymorphisms by VOLAVKA, JAN, BILDER, ROBERT, NOLAN, KAREN

“…: Catecholaminergic systems are involved in the regulation of aggressive behavior; this regulation is implemented in interactions with other neurobiological…”
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A meta-analysis of the Val158Met COMT polymorphism and violent behavior in schizophrenia by Singh, Jay P, Volavka, Jan, Czobor, Pál, Van Dorn, Richard A

“…We conducted a meta-analysis of studies examining the association between the Val158Met COMT polymorphism and violence against others in schizophrenia. A…”
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Efficacy of Antipsychotic Drugs Against Hostility in the European First-Episode Schizophrenia Trial (EUFEST) by VOLAVKA, Jan, CZOBOR, Pal, DERKS, Eske M, BITTER, Istvan, LIBIGER, Jan, KAHN, Rene S, FLEISCHHACKER, W. Wolfgang

“…To compare the effects of haloperidol, amisulpride, olanzapine, quetiapine, and ziprasidone on hostility in first-episode schizophrenia, schizoaffective…”
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Violence in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder by Volavka, Jan

“…Although most psychiatric patients are not violent, serious mental illness is associated with increased risk of violent behavior. Most of the evidence…”
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Antipsychotic-induced weight gain and therapeutic response: A differential association by CZOBOR, Pal, VOLAVKA, Jan, SHEITMAN, Brian, LINDENMAYER, Jean-Pierre, CITROME, Leslie, MCEVOY, Joseph, COOPER, Thomas B, CHAKOS, Miranda, LIEBERMAN, Jeffrey A

“…This study investigated the association between antipsychotic-induced weight gain and therapeutic response to haloperidol and three commonly used atypical…”
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Triggering Violence in Psychosis by Volavka, Jan

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Characteristics of Assaultive Behavior Among Psychiatric Inpatients by Nolan, Karen A, Czobor, Pál, Roy, Biman B, Platt, Meredith M, Shope, Constance B, Citrome, Leslie L, Volavka, Jan

“…OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which psychosis, disordered impulse control, and psychopathy contribute to assaults among…”
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Specific Anti-hostility Effects of Atypical Antipsychotics in Persons with Schizophrenia: From Clozapine to Cariprazine by Citrome, Leslie, Volavka, Jan

“…After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:• Evaluate the anti-hostility effects of available atypical antipsychotic agents. In…”
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Comorbid Personality Disorders and Violent Behavior in Psychotic Patients by Volavka, Jan

“…Schizophrenia without any comorbidity confers a modest, but statistically significant elevation of the risk for violence. That risk is considerably increased…”
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Differential regulation of catechol-O-methyltransferase expression in a mouse model of aggression by Ginsberg, Stephen D., Che, Shaoli, Hashim, Audrey, Zavadil, Jiri, Cancro, Robert, Lee, Sang H., Petkova, Eva, Sershen, Henry W., Volavka, Jan

“…This study was designed to understand molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying aggressive behaviors in mice exposed to repeated interactions in their…”
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Sexual dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia treated with conventional antipsychotics or risperidone by Liu-Seifert, Hong, Kinon, Bruce J, Tennant, Christopher J, Sniadecki, Jennifer, Volavka, Jan

“…To better understand sexual dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia and its associations with prolactin and reproductive hormones. This was a secondary…”
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HTR2C haplotypes and antipsychotics-induced weight gain: X-linked multimarker analysis by De Luca, Vincenzo, Müller, Daniel J., Hwang, Rudi, Lieberman, Jeffrey A., Volavka, Jan, Meltzer, Herbert Y., Kennedy, James L.

“…The 5HT2C receptor (HTR2C) has been hypothesized to represent an important modulator in feeding behavior. Evidence was based on the observation that knock‐out…”
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The psychopharmacology of violence: making sensible decisions by Citrome, Leslie, Volavka, Jan

“…Violent behavior associated with mental disorders is a common reason for admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Once hospitalized, patients may continue to…”
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