Advances in Schizophrenia Research 2009

1. Incidence and Outcome of Schizophrenia Across the Globe
Paulo R. Menezes

2. Gene–Environment Interactions for Searchers: Collaboration between Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics
Jim Os, Bart P.F. Rutten, Richie Poulton

3. The Natural History of the Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia
Judith Allardyce, Jim Os

4. Impact of Contextual Environmental Mechanisms on the Incidence of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
James B. Kirkbride

5. Disinhibition of Prefrontal Cortex Neurons in Schizophrenia
B. Moghaddam, A.L. Pehrson

6. Brain Anatomical Abnormalities in Schizophrenia: Neurodevelopmental Origins and Patterns of Progression over Time
Geraldo F. Busatto, Marcus V. Zanetti, Maristela S. Schaufelberger, José A.S. Crippa

7. The Neuropathology of Schizophrenia: Central Role for the Hippocampus?
Peter Falkai, Eleni Parlapani, Oliver Gruber, Andrea Schmitt

8. Molecular Neuroimaging, Pathophysiological Mechanisms, and Drug Discovery
Philip McGuire

9. Animal Models of Schizophrenia: Focus on Hippocampal Disruption of Dopamine System Regulation
Anthony A. Grace

10. Genetic and Proteomic Studies in Schizophrenia
Emmanuel Dias-Neto, Daniel Martins-de-Souza, Elida P.B. Ojopi, Wagner F. Gattaz

11. Neurogenetic Risk Mechanisms of Schizophrenia: An Imaging Genetics Approach
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg

12. Progress in Genetic Studies of Schizophrenia
Renan P. Souza, Marco A. Romano Silva, James L. Kennedy

13. Prediction of Psychosis Through the Prodromal Syndrome
Tyrone D. Cannon

14. Schizophrenia as a Cognitive Disorder: Recent Approaches to Identifying its Core Cognitive Components to Aid Treatment Development
Keith H. Nuechterlein, Michael F. Green, Robert S. Kern

15. Cognitive and Social Processes in Psychosis: Recent Developments
Daniel Freeman

16. The Impact of Early Intervention in Schizophrenia
Alison R. Yung, Eoin J. Killackey, Barnaby Nelson, Patrick D. McGorry

17. The Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Architecture of Schizophrenia: Significance for Diagnosis and Intervention?
Wolfgang Gaebel, Wolfgang Wölwer, Mathias Riesbeck, Jürgen Zielasek

18. Continua or Classes? Vexed Questions on the Latent Structure of Schizophrenia
Richard J. Linscott, Mark F. Lenzenweger, Jim Os

19. Integrating the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia from the Street to the Striatum: Integrating the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia
Robin M. Murray, Marta Di Forti, Oliver Howes

20. Cannabis: A Clue or a Distraction in the Search for ‘Causes’ of Psychosis?
John McGrath, Louisa Degenhardt

21. The ‘Totality’ of Psychosis: Epidemiology and Developmental Pathobiology
Olabisi Owoeye, Tara Kingston, Robin J. Hennessy, Patrizia A. Baldwin, David Browne, Paul J. Scully, Anthony Kinsella, Vincent Russell, Eadbhard O’Callaghan, John L. Waddington

22. Comparative Efficacy and Safety of First - and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: Facts and Fiction
Rajiv Tandon, Babu Rankapalli

23. Long-Acting Antipsychotic Medication and the Outcome of Schizophrenia
Anthony S. David, Ayana Gibbs, Maxine X. Patel

24. Modern Community Care Strategies for Schizophrenia Care: Impacts on Outcome
Tom Burns

25. Does Stigma Impair Treatment Response and Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia? The “Contribution” of Mental Health Professionals
Wulf Rössler

26. Treatment of Schizophrenia: Discussion
Shôn Lewis

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Psychiatry, Personality and Social Psychology, Neurology, Neuropsychology