S1 Episode 6: Relapse in Schizophrenia: Why It Occurs, How Often It Occurs, and What We Can Do About It

Drs John Kane and Jose Rubio-Lorente discuss relapse in schizophrenia — why it occurs, how often it occurs, and what we can do about it. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969531). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertiser. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources Schizophrenia https://www.medscape.com/resource/schizophrenia Schizophrenia Clinical Presentation https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/288259-clinical Natural Course of Schizophrenic Disorders: A 15-Year Follow-up of a Dutch Incidence Cohort https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/article/24/1/75/1878027 Predictors of Relapse Following Response From a First Episode of Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/204795 Five-Fold Increased Risk of Relapse Following Breaks in Antipsychotic Treatment of First Episode Psychosis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0920996416304376?via%3Dihub Long-term Continuity of Antipsychotic Treatment for Schizophrenia: A Nationwide Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530382/ Real-World Effectiveness of Antipsychotic Treatments in a Nationwide Cohort of 29,823 Patients With Schizophrenia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5710250 Long-Acting Injectable Versus Oral Antipsychotics for the Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Comparative Meta-analysis of Randomised, Cohort, and Pre-Post Studies https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00039-0/fulltext Effect of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics vs Usual Care on Time to First Hospitalization in Early-Phase Schizophrenia: A Randomized Clinical Trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364341/ Psychosis Relapse During Treatment With Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Individuals With Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30264-9/fulltext The Pharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia: How Far Have We Come? https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pcn5.13 Striatal Functional Connectivity in Psychosis Relapse: A Hypothesis Generating Study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092099642100222X?via%3Dihub