September 2008


Schizophrenia

Double-Blind Comparison of First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Early-Onset Schizophrenia and Schizo-affective Disorder: Findings From the Treatment of Early-Onset
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (TEOSS) Study.
Sikich L, Frazier JA, McClellan J, Findling RL, Vitiello B, Ritz L, Ambler D, Puglia M, Maloney AE, Michael E, De Jong S, Slifka K, Noyes N, Hlastala S, Pierson L, McNamara NK, Delporto-Bedoya D,
Anderson R, Hamer RM, Lieberman JA.
Am J Psychiatry. 2008 Sep 15.


Bipolar

A common variant in the 3'UTR of the GRIK4 glutamate receptor gene affects transcript abundance and protects against bipolar disorder.
Pickard BS, Knight HM, Hamilton RS, Soares DC, Walker R, Boyd JK, Machell J, Maclean A, McGhee KA, Condie A, Porteous DJ, St Clair D, Davis I, Blackwood DH, Muir WJ.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Sep 30;105(39):14940-5.

Meta-analysis, database, and meta-regression of 98 structural imaging studies in bipolar disorder.
Kempton MJ, Geddes JR, Ettinger U, Williams SC, Grasby PM.
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008 Sep;65(9):1017-32.


Suicide

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in the United States: 1991-1992 and 2001-2002.
Baca-Garcia E, Perez-Rodriguez MM, Keyes KM, Oquendo MA, Hasin DS, Grant BF, Blanco C.
Mol Psychiatry. 2008 Sep 9.