Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Features — Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP)
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Breitborde NJ, Kleinlein P, Srihari VH Self-determination and first-episode psychosis: associations with symptomatology, social and vocational functioning, and quality of life. Schizophr Res. 2012 May;137(1-3):132-6. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.02.026. Ep
Ozkan B, Phutane V, Jonas E, Tek C, Srihari V Hoofbeats and zebras: neurodegenerative disorder presenting as a "first episode" of psychosis. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Jul-Aug;33(4):412.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.03.011. Epub 2011 May 5.
Saksa JR, Cohen SJ, Srihari VH, Woods SW Cognitive behavior therapy for early psychosis: a comprehensive review of individual vs. group treatment studies. Int J Group Psychother. 2009 Jul;59(3):357-83. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2009.59.3.357. Review.
Srihari VH, Shah J, Keshavan MS Is early intervention for psychosis feasible and effective? Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2012 Sep;35(3):613-31. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2012.06.004. Epub 2012 Jul 21. Review.
Randomized Trial of Usual Care Versus Specialized, Phase-specific Care in the Public Sector for First Episode Psychosis.
Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.
Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.
Expanded access is a means by which manufacturers make investigational new drugs available, under certain circumstances, to treat a patient(s) with a serious disease or condition who cannot participate in a controlled clinical trial.
Clinical trials are conducted in a series of steps, called phases - each phase is designed to answer a separate research question.
Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase 4: Studies are done after the drug or treatment has been marketed to gather information on the drug's effect in various populations and any side effects associated with long-term use.
