SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDERS

This study tested whether delivering specialized early psychosis care via video calls (telehealth) works as well as standard in-clinic visits. It involved 74 young adults (ages 16-35) with recent-onset psychotic disorders. Over 12 months, researchers compared how often participan…

This study tested if sending supportive text messages could help young people with psychosis get from the emergency room to their first follow-up appointment. Researchers enrolled 186 young adults (ages 16-29) to see if reminders and check-ins via text improved attendance at that…

This study tested a medication called BXCL501 to see if it could safely and effectively calm episodes of agitation when used at home by adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. In the second part of the trial, 452 participants used the medication as needed over 12 weeks at …

This study looked at what happens when people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder stop taking a short-term medication for agitation. Researchers gave 29 adults the drug Igalmi as needed for 7 days to calm agitation episodes, then monitored them for 3 days after stopping. The m…

This study tested whether two types of visual brain training could improve thinking skills in young adults with early psychosis. Researchers enrolled 152 people aged 18-30, including those with conditions like schizophrenia and those without any psychiatric diagnosis. The study w…