Jessica Spark

The SPEAK study rationale and design: A linguistic corpus-based approach to understanding thought disorder.

JMM Bayer, J Spark, M Krcmar, M Formica, K Gwyther, A Srivastava, A Selloni, M Cotter, J Hartmann, A Polari, ZR Bilgrami, C Sarac, A Lu, Alison R Yung, A McGowan, P McGorry, JL Shah, GA Cecchi, R Mizrahi, B Nelson, et al.

Journal article  |  2023  |  Schizophr Res

AIM: Psychotic symptoms are typically measured using clinical ratings, but more objective and sensitive metrics are needed. Hence,..

Baseline data of a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (STEP study)

Jessica A Hartmann, Barnaby Nelson, Gunther Paul Amminger, Jessica Spark, Hok Pan Yuen, Melissa J Kerr, Andrea Polari, Nicky Wallis, Julie Blasioli, Lisa Dixon, Cameron Carter, Rachel Loewy, Tara A Niendam, Martha Shumway, Patrick D McGorry

Journal article  |  2022  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIM: Research has shown that preventative intervention in individuals at ultra-high risk of psychosis (UHR) improves symptomatic a..

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 ..

Distinguishing schizophrenia spectrum from non-spectrum disorders among young patients with first episode psychosis and at high clinical risk: The role of basic self-disturbance and neurocognition

Jessica Spark, Lukasz Gaweda, Kelly Allott, Jessica A Hartmann, Bradley N Jack, Dan Koren, Suzie Lavoie, Emily Li, Patrick D McGorry, Josef Parnas, Andrea Polari, Louis A Sass, Thomas Whitford, Barnaby Nelson

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH

INTRODUCTION: The distinction between the schizophrenia spectrum and other types of disorders may be clinically relevant in terms ..

M21. THE STEP TRIAL: A SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENT RANDOMISED TRIAL (SMART) OF INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS AT ULTRA-HIGH RISK OF PSYCHOSIS - STUDY RATIONALE, DESIGN AND BASELINE DATA

Barnaby Nelson, G Paul Amminger, Hok Pan Yuen, Melissa Kerr, Jessica Spark, Nicky Wallis, Cameron Carter, Tara Niendam, Rachel Loewy, Martha Shumway, Lisa Dixon, Patrick McGorry

Journal article  |  2020  |  Schizophrenia Bulletin

Abstract Background Although approximately twenty randomised controlled trials..

THE STEP TRIAL: A SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENT RANDOMISED TRIAL (SMART) OF INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS AT ULTRA-HIGH RISK OF PSYCHOSIS - STUDY RATIONALE, DESIGN AND BASELINE DATA

Barnaby Nelson, G Paul Amminger, Hok Pan Yuen, Melissa Kerr, Jessica Spark, Nicky Wallis, Cameron Carter, Tara Niendam, Rachel Loewy, Martha Shumway, Lisa Dixon, Patrick McGorry

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN