Andrew Thompson

The need for early intervention for psychosis to persist throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

B O'Donoghue, K O'Connor, A Thompson, P McGorry

Journal article  |  2021  |  IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

In the last three decades, early intervention for psychosis (EIP) services have been established worldwide and have resulted in su..

A novel application of the Lego® Serious Play® methodology in mental health research: Understanding service users' experiences of the 0-19 mental health model in the United Kingdom.

Frane Vusio, Andrew Thompson, Max Birchwood

Journal article  |  2021  |  Early Interv Psychiatry

AIM: The 0-19 model is an example of a service that has been retransformed in line with UK's recent policies. However, there is li..

Toxoplasma gondii, Herpesviridae and long-term risk of transition to first-episode psychosis in an ultra high-risk sample.

E Burkhardt, M Berger, RH Yolken, A Lin, HP Yuen, SJ Wood, SM Francey, A Thompson, PD McGorry, B Nelson, AR Yung, GP Amminger

Journal article  |  2021  |  Schizophr Res

BACKGROUND: Ultra high-risk (UHR) criteria were introduced to identify people at imminent risk of developing psychosis. To improve..

Sedentary behaviour in young people presenting with a first episode of psychosis before and during the covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

Brian O'Donoghue, Emily Castagnini, Alison Langstone, Nathan Mifsud, Andrew Thompson, Eoin Killackey, Patrick McGorry

Journal article  |  2021  |  Schizophr Res

Cannabidiol for at risk for psychosis youth: A randomized controlled trial

G Paul Amminger, Ashleigh Lin, Melissa Kerr, Amber Weller, Jessica Spark, Charlotte Pugh, Sally O'Callaghan, Maximus Berger, Scott R Clark, James G Scott, Andrea Baker, Iain McGregor, David Cotter, Zoltan Sarnyai, Andrew Thompson, Alison R Yung, Brian O'Donoghue, Eoin Killackey, Cathy Mihalopoulos, Hok Pan Yuen, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: No biological treatment has been firmly established for the at-risk stage of psychotic disorder. In this study we aim ..

Cognitive ability and metabolic physical health in first-episode psychosis

Sarah Whitson, Brian O'Donoghue, Robert Hester, Lara Baldwin, Susy Harrigan, Shona Francey, Jessica Graham, Barnaby Nelson, Aswin Ratheesh, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Alex Fornito, Christos Pantelis, Hok Pan Yuen, Andrew Thompson, Melissa Kerr, Michael Berk, Stephen J Wood, Patrick McGorry, Kelly Allott

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH-COGNITION

Cognitive impairments are a core feature of first-episode psychosis (FEP), arising before illness onset and antipsychotic exposure..

Implementation lessons from the transition to telehealth during COVID-19: a survey of clinicians and young people from youth mental health services

Jennifer Nicholas, Imogen H Bell, Andrew Thompson, Lee Valentine, Pinar Simsir, Holly Sheppard, Sophie Adams

Journal article  |  2021  |  PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

Whilst telehealth may overcome some traditional barriers to care, successful implementation into service settings is scarce, parti..

Testing the Independent and Joint Contribution of Exposure to Neurodevelopmental Adversity and Childhood Trauma to Risk of Psychotic Experiences in Adulthood

Yiwen Liu, Marina Mendonca, Mary Cannon, Peter B Jones, Glyn Lewis, Andrew Thompson, Stanley Zammit, Dieter Wolke

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN

Exposure to neurodevelopmental adversity and childhood trauma are both independently associated with psychosis. However, there is ..

The utility of a fidelity measure to monitor implementation of new early psychosis services across Australia

Georgia Williams, Simone Farrelly, Andrew Thompson, Heather Stavely, Dianne Albiston, Kristie van der El, Patrick McGorry, Eoin Killackey

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIM: Early psychosis delivery models have proliferated worldwide, but there is limited research into establishing model fidelity. ..

Greater preference for eveningness is associated with negative symptoms in an ultra-high risk for psychosis sample

Jashmina J Shetty, Christian Nicholas, Barnaby Nelson, Patrick D McGorry, Suzie Lavoie, Connie Markulev, Miriam R Schafer, Andrew Thompson, Hok Pan Yuen, Alison R Yung, Dorien H Nieman, Lieuwe de Haan, G Paul Amminger, Jessica A Hartmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIM: Investigating biological processes in at-risk individuals may help elucidate the aetiological mechanisms underlying psychosis..