Training for the Intellectual Difficulties Linked to Poor Community Functioning in Early Psychosis

Feasibility and acceptability of cognitive adaptation training for first-episode psychosis

KA Allott, E Killackey, P Sun, WJ Brewer, DI Velligan

2016-12-01

Aim: Cognitive and functioning impairments are present early in the course of psychotic disorder and remain one of the greatest tr..

Subjective ratings of neurocognitive functioning in depressed young people undergoing treatment: Utility of a brief screening tool

CA Fisher, J Goodall, MB Simmons, K Allott, SE Hetrick

2016-06-01

Aims: To determine how young people with depression rate their neurocognitive functioning during treatment, and whether these rati..

A single-blind, randomised controlled trial on the effects of lithium and quetiapine monotherapy on the trajectory of cognitive functioning in first episode mania: A 12-month follow-up study

R Daglas, SM Cotton, K Allott, M Yücel, CA Macneil, MK Hasty, B Murphy, C Pantelis, KT Hallam, LP Henry, P Conus, A Ratheesh, L Kader, MTH Wong, PD McGorry, M Berk

2016-01-01

Background: Cognitive deficits have been reported during the early stages of bipolar disorder; however, the role of medication on ..

Cognitive impairment in first-episode mania: a systematic review of the evidence in the acute and remission phases of the illness

R Daglas, M Yücel, S Cotton, K Allott, S Hetrick, M Berk

2015-12-01

There is evidence of cognitive impairment that persists in the remission phase of bipolar disorder; however, the extent of the def..

Neurocognitive and social cognitive predictors of cannabis use in first-episode psychosis

C Arnold, K Allott, J Farhall, E Killackey, S Cotton

2015-10-01

Background: Findings are unclear as to whether cannabis use is associated with better cognitive functioning in individuals with ps..

Cognitive intervention in early psychosis - preserving abilities versus remediating deficits

C Pantelis, C Wannan, CF Bartholomeusz, K Allott, PD McGorry

2015-08-01

Remediation strategies have focused on a deficits model to plan restorative interventions, with inconsistent results. Here, we pro..

The impact of neuropsychological functioning and coping style on perceived stress in individuals with first-episode psychosis and healthy controls

KA Allott, M Rapado-Castro, TM Proffitt, S Bendall, B Garner, F Butselaar, C Markulev, C Phassouliotis, PD McGorry, SJ Wood, SM Cotton, LJ Phillips

2015-03-30

Stress is implicated in the development and course of psychotic illness, but the factors that influence stress levels are not well..

The relationship between stress, HPA axis functioning and brain structure in first episode psychosis over the first 12 weeks of treatment

RLEP Reniers, B Garner, C Phassouliotis, LJ Phillips, C Markulev, C Pantelis, S Bendall, PD McGorry, SJ Wood

2015-02-28

Stress and abnormal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning have been implicated in the early phase of psychosis and may p..

Emotion recognition in unaffected first-degree relatives of individuals with first-episode schizophrenia

KA Allott, S Rice, CF Bartholomeusz, C Klier, M Schlögelhofer, MR Schäfer, GP Amminger

2015-02-01

Objective: Impairments in recognising negative emotions are found in individuals with first-episode and chronic schizophrenia and ..

Relationship between amygdala volume and emotion recognition in adolescents at ultra-high risk for psychosis

CF Bartholomeusz, SL Whittle, E Pilioussis, K Allott, S Rice, MR Schäfer, C Pantelis, G Paul Amminger

2014-03-14

Amygdala volume has been proposed as a neural risk biomarker for psychotic illness, but findings in the ultra-high risk for psycho..

Emotion recognition as a predictor of transition to a psychotic disorder in ultra-high risk participants

KA Allott, MR Schäfer, A Thompson, B Nelson, S Bendall, CF Bartholomeusz, HP Yuen, PD McGorry, M Schlögelhofer, A Bechdolf, GP Amminger

2014-01-01

Aims: Recent research has shown emotion recognition to be impaired in individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for developing a psycho..

Social cognition training as an intervention for improving functional outcome in first-episode psychosis: A feasibility study

CF Bartholomeusz, K Allott, E Killackey, P Liu, SJ Wood, A Thompson

2013-11-01

Background: Social cognitive deficits have a detrimental effect on social and role functioning at both early and late stages of ps..

Testing a model of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and psychosis in a first-episode psychosis group: The role of hallucinations and delusions, posttraumatic intrusions, and selective attention

S Bendall, CA Hulbert, M Alvarez-Jimenez, K Allott, PD Mcgorry, HJ Jackson

2013-11-01

Several theories suggest that posttraumatic intrusive symptoms are central to the relationship between childhood trauma (CT) and h..

Community Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Interventions for Psychotic Disorders in Youth

E Killackey, M Alvarez-Jimenez, K Allott, S Bendall, P McGorry

2013-10-01

During recovery, young people with psychosis need attention paid not only to their psychotic symptoms but also to the areas of fun..

The relative contribution of neurocognition and social cognition to 6-month vocational outcomes following Individual Placement and Support in first-episode psychosis

KA Allott, SM Cotton, GL Chinnery, GN Baksheev, J Massey, P Sun, Z Collins, E Barlow, C Broussard, T Wahid, TM Proffitt, HJ Jackson, E Killackey

2013-10-01

Aims: To examine whether baseline neurocognition and social cognition predict vocational outcomes over 6. months in patients with ..

Clinical neuropsychology within adolescent and young-adult psychiatry: Conceptualizing theory and practice

K Allott, TM Proffitt, PD McGorry, C Pantelis, SJ Wood, M Cumner, WJ Brewer

2013-09-05

Historically, clinical neuropsychology has made significant contributions to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships, pa..

Managing disclosure following recent-onset psychosis: Utilizing the Individual Placement and Support model

KA Allott, LR Turner, GL Chinnery, EJ Killackey, KH Nuechterlein

2013-08-01

Aims: Individual Placement and Support is the most defined and evidence-based approach to supported employment for severe mental i..

Relationship between vocational status and perceived stress and daily hassles in first-episode psychosis: An exploratory study

KA Allott, HP Yuen, B Garner, S Bendall, EJ Killackey, M Alvarez-Jimenez, C Phassouliotis, C Markulev, Y Yun, PD McGorry, LJ Phillips

2013-07-01

Purpose: Vocational recovery is a primary treatment goal of young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP), yet treatment in this..

Improving functional outcome using compensatory strategies in comorbid intellectual disability and psychosis: A case study

KA Allott, SM Francey, DI Velligan

2013-01-01

Relative to the general population, people with intellectual disability (ID) are at greater risk of psychosis, with an estimated p..

Managing disclosure in recent-onset psychosis: utilizing the individual placement and support model

Luana R Turner, Gina L Chinnery, Kelly A Allott, Keith H Nuechterlein, Eoin J Killackey

2012-10-01

Neurocognitive and Social Cognitive Approaches for Improving Functional Outcome in Early Psychosis: Theoretical Considerations and Current State of Evidence

Cali F Bartholomeusz, Kelly Allott

2012-01-01

Improving functional outcome, in addition to alleviating psychotic symptoms, is now a major treatment objective in schizophrenia r..

Predictors of vocational recovery among young people with first-episode psychosis: findings from a randomized controlled trial.

GN Baksheev, K Allott, HJ Jackson, PD McGorry, E Killackey

2012-01-01

The current study sought to examine demographic and clinical predictors of vocational recovery among young people with first-episo..

Patient predictors of symptom and functional outcome following cognitive behaviour therapy or befriending in first-episode psychosis

K Allott, M Alvarez-Jimenez, EJ Killackey, S Bendall, PD McGorry, HJ Jackson

2011-11-01

Background: Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for many, but not all, individuals with psychosis. An impo..

Cognition at illness onset as a predictor of later functional outcome in early psychosis: Systematic review and methodological critique

K Allott, P Liu, TM Proffitt, E Killackey

2011-02-01

Background: Cognitive deficits occur early in the course of psychosis, are mostly stable, and have been identified as potential fu..