Alison Yung

Comparison of erythrocyte omega-3 index, fatty acids and molecular phospholipid species in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis and healthy people

Ayedh Alqarni, Todd W Mitchell, Patrick D McGorry, Barnaby Nelson, Connie Markulev, Hok Pan Yuen, Miriam R Schafer, Maximus Berger, Nilufar Mossaheb, Monika Schlogelhofer, Stefan Smesny, Ian B Hickie, Gregor E Berger, Eric YH Chen, Lieuwe de Haan, Dorien H Nieman, Merete Nordentoft, Anita Riecher-Rossler, Swapna Verma, Andrew Thompson, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Schizophrenia Research

People classified as ultra-high risk (UHR) of developing psychosis have reduced cellular membrane omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsatura..

Supplementation with the omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: Changes in the concentrations of omega-3 index, fatty acids and molecular phospholipids of people at ultra high risk of developing psychosis

Ayedh Alqarni, Todd W Mitchell, Patrick D McGorry, Barnaby Nelson, Connie Markulev, Hok Pan Yuen, Miriam R Schafer, Maximus Berger, Nilufar Mossaheb, Monika Schlogelhofer, Stephan Smesny, Ian B Hickie, Gregor E Berger, Eric YH Chen, Lieuwe de Haan, Dorien H Nieman, Merete Nordentoft, Anita Riecher-Rossler, Swapna Verma, Andrew Thompson, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Schizophrenia Research

Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) are necessary for optimum mental health, with recent studies showing l..

Duration of Untreated Psychosis: Getting Both the Timing and the Sample Right

Scott W Woods, Alison R Yung, Patrick D McGorry, Thomas H McGlashan

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Psychiatry

Early persistence of psychotic-like experiences in a community sample of adolescents

Danish Hafeez, Alison R Yung

Journal article  |  2020  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

AIMS: Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are common in adolescents. Their persistence may confer increased susceptibility to psycho..

Multiple lifestyle factors and depressed mood: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the UK Biobank (N=84,860)

Jerome Sarris, Russell Thomson, Fiona Hargraves, Melissa Eaton, Michael de Manincor, Nicola Veronese, Marco Solmi, Brendon Stubbs, Alison R Yung, Joseph Firth

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Medicine

BACKGROUND: There is now evolving data exploring the relationship between depression and various individual lifestyle factors such..

Does cortical brain morphology act as a mediator between childhood trauma and transition to psychosis in young individuals at ultra-high risk?

Marta Rapado-Castro, Sarah Whittle, Christos Pantelis, Andrew Thompson, Barnaby Nelson, Eleni P Ganella, Ashleigh Lin, Renate LEP Reniers, Patrick D McGorry, Alison R Yung, Stephen J Wood, Cali F Bartholomeusz

Journal article  |  2020  |  Schizophrenia Research

BACKGROUND: Childhood trauma, particularly sexual abuse, has been associated with transition to psychosis in individuals at "ultra..

Validation of the Dutch version of the Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS)

Sally A Mayle, Jessica M de Klerk-Sluis, Ashleigh Lin, Alison R Yung, Klaas J Wardenaar, Sanne RJ Broekman, W Heleen Pluim, Johanna TW Wigman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

BACKGROUND: The Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS) is a 23-item, self-report questionnaire assessing psychosocia..

Omega-3 fatty acids and neurocognitive ability in young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis

Alison McLaverty, Kelly A Allott, Maximus Berger, Rob Hester, Patrick D McGorry, Barnaby Nelson, Connie Markulev, Hok Pan Yuen, Miriam R Schaefer, Nilufar Mossaheb, Monika Schloegelhofer, Stefan Smesny, Ian B Hickie, Gregor Emanuel Berger, Eric YH Chen, Lieuwe de Haan, Dorien H Nieman, Merete Nordentoft, Anita Riecher-Roessler, Swapna Verma, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Neurocognitive impairments are core early features of psychosis and are observed in those at ultra-high risk (UHR) for..

Antipsychotic medication versus psychological intervention versus a combination of both in adolescents with first-episode psychosis (MAPS): a multicentre, three-arm, randomised controlled pilot and feasibility study.

Anthony P Morrison, Melissa Pyle, Daniel Maughan, Louise Johns, Daniel Freeman, Matthew R Broome, Nusrat Husain, David Fowler, Jemma Hudson, Graeme MacLennan, John Norrie, David Shiers, Chris Hollis, Anthony James, undefined MAPS group

Journal article  |  2020  |  Lancet Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Evidence for the effectiveness of treatments in early-onset psychosis is sparse. Current guidance for the treatment of..

Examining healthcare professionals' beliefs and actions regarding the physical health of people with schizophrenia

Alexandra Berry, Richard J Drake, Alison R Yung

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Health Services Research

BACKGROUND: People with schizophrenia have a higher premature mortality risk compared with the general population mainly due to ca..