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Improvement in cognitive functioning in patients with first-episode psychosis during treatment with quetiapine: an interim analysisK P Good
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Suite 3073 AJLB, 5909 Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2E2
Br J Psychiatry Suppl 43:s45-9. 2002..The efficacies of second-generation antipsychotic medications in reducing symptoms are reasonably well-documented, but their effects on cognition are less clearly understood...
Unirhinal olfactory identification deficits in young male patients with schizophrenia and related disorders: association with impaired memory functionKimberley P Good
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Suite 4019 5909, Jubilee Road, Halifax, NS B3H 2E2, Canada
Schizophr Res 56:211-23. 2002..The data are consistent with reports linking the right temporal lobe integrity to adequate olfactory processing...
Left nostril olfactory identification impairment in a subgroup of male patients with schizophreniaK P Good
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Schizophr Res 33:35-43. 1998....
Clinical features of schizophrenia in a woman with hyperandrogenismL C Kopala
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J Psychiatry Neurosci 22:56-60. 1997..Additionally, acute estrogen depletion following cessation of oral contraceptives may have precipitated psychosis, while recommencement of oral contraceptives could have contributed to subsequent improvement in symptoms...
Extrapyramidal signs and clinical symptoms in first-episode schizophrenia: response to low-dose risperidoneL C Kopala
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
J Clin Psychopharmacol 17:308-13. 1997..These findings have clinical relevance directed at the early and longer-term treatment of schizophrenia...
Olfactory function in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophreniaL C Kopala
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N S, Canada
Am J Psychiatry 155:134-6. 1998..The authors studied the potential role of genetic factors in olfactory dysfunction by assessing monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia and matched comparison subjects...
Impaired olfactory identification in relatives of patients with familial schizophreniaL C Kopala
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, 5909 Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2E2
Am J Psychiatry 158:1286-90. 2001..This study assessed olfactory function in psychotic and nonpsychotic members of multigenerational families with familial schizophrenia to determine whether deficits were present in both groups...
Microsmia in postmenopausal women with genetic vulnerability to psychosisKimberley P Good
Schizophr Res 61:327-8. 2003
The relationship of neuropsychological test performance with the PANSS in antipsychotic naïve, first-episode psychosis patientsKimberley P Good
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Suite 9216 AJLB, 5909 Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 2E2
Schizophr Res 68:11-9. 2004..However, the relationship between the clinically rated cognitive factor and performance-based cognitive test scores has not been thoroughly examined, particularly in patients who are early in the course of illness...
Olfactory identification deficits in first-episode psychosis may predict patients at risk for persistent negative and disorganized or cognitive symptomsKimberley P Good
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Am J Psychiatry 163:932-3. 2006..One-third of patients with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder have a measurable olfactory identification deficit at first examination. The authors studied the relationship of this deficit to symptom remission after 1 year of treatment...
Unirhinal norms for the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification TestKimberley P Good
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Clin Neuropsychol 17:226-34. 2003..Unirhinal evaluation may assist in further delineating the structural integrity of specific ipsilateral brain regions and potentially aid in differential diagnosis for a number of disorders...
Treatment of a first episode of psychotic illness with quetiapine: an analysis of 2 year outcomesLili C Kopala
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Schizophr Res 81:29-39. 2006..The first episode of a psychotic disorder provides a unique opportunity to initiate optimal treatment but when a new medication becomes available, little data exist to guide the appropriate use in this population...
Sex differences in olfactory function in young patients with psychotic disordersKimberley P Good
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Canada
Schizophr Res 97:97-102. 2007..Therefore, it is likely that they represent basic male vs. female differences and not diagnosis-specific sex differences in olfactory performance-at least in those who are in the early stages of illness...
