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GISS Early Career Award for Sofia Eickhoff

Picture source: https://www.giss2023.org GISS Early Career Award Congratulations to Sofia Eickhoff! Her work on resting-state functional hypoconnectivity of posterior-lateral subdivisions of the basal forebrain cholinergic nuclei in patients with schizophrenia received the prestigious award by the Robert Sommer Research Society at this excellent international conference. The meeting was held in Gießen, Germany, 20-22 April 2023.  …

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GISS Best Poster Award for Dr. Léon Franzen

Picture source: https://www.giss2023.org GISS Best Poster Award Congratulations to Léon Franzen! His work characterising perceptual decisions and metacognitive abilities in the normal population and patients with psychotic disorders received the award for the best research poster by the Robert Sommer Research Society at this excellent international conference. The meeting was held in Gießen, Germany, 20-22 …

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The non-specific nature of mental health and structural brain outcomes following childhood trauma

The non-specific nature of mental health and structural brain outcomes following childhood trauma Theresa K Haidl, …. Stefan Borgwardt  2023, Psychol Med DOI: 10.1017/S0033291721002439 Abstract Background: Childhood trauma (CT) is associated with an increased risk of mental health disorders; however, it is unknown whether this represents a diagnosis-specific risk factor for specific psychopathology mediated by …

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Chaos analysis of the cortical boundary for the recognition of psychosis

Chaos analysis of the cortical boundary for the recognition of psychosis Alexandra I. Korda, Christina Andreou, Mihai Avram, Marina Frisman, …, Stefan Borgwardt  2023, J Psychiatry Neurosci DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.220160 Abstract Background: Structural MRI studies in people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and those in the clinical high-risk (CHR) state have consistently shown volumetric abnormalities that depict …

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Worldwide study investigates the effect of cannabidiol in the treatment and prevention of psychosis

How effective is cannabidiol in the prevention and treatment psychosis? This question is being investigated in a large-scale study by the British University of Oxford. The University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) in Lübeck is one of 35 participating study centres worldwide. A total of 1,000 participants will be taking part who are either at high risk …

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Innovative European project aims to improve the child to adult transitions of psychiatric and physical care

When adolescents with chronic physical or mental illnesses become adults, their medical care ends in paediatric and adolescent medicine. The departments for adult treatment are then responsible. A German-Danish research and innovation project with the participation of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) is looking for new ways to improve this transition phase. The aim is …

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The Translational Psychiatry Team joins forces with key psychiatry departments from northern Germany

On March 15th-18th, a small team from the Translational Psychiatry research group met with other innovative psychiatry departments from northern Germany for discussions on a joint network on the beautiful island of Norderney. A full three days of exchanges and presentations on cutting-edge science including predictive and preventive approaches to the early detection of psychiatric …

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Circadian rhythms in auditory hallucinations and psychosis.

Circadian rhythms in auditory hallucinations and psychosis Hong-Viet V Ngo, … Christina Andreou, …  2023, Acta Physiol DOI: 10.1111/apha.13944 Abstract Circadian rhythms are imprinted in all organisms and influence virtually all aspects of physiology and behavior in adaptation to the 24-h day-night cycle. This recognition of a circadian timekeeping system permeating essentially all healthy functioning …

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