PMID- 30245878 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220409 IS - 2090-2085 (Print) IS - 2090-2093 (Electronic) IS - 2090-2093 (Linking) VI - 2018 DP - 2018 TI - Long-Acting Injectable Second-Generation Antipsychotics Improve Negative Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Recent Diagnosed Schizophrenia Patients: A 1-Year Follow-up Pilot Study. PG - 4834135 LID - 10.1155/2018/4834135 [doi] LID - 4834135 AB - Long-acting injectable second-generation antipsychotics (LAI-SGA) are typically used to maintain treatment adherence in patients with chronic schizophrenia. Recent research suggests that they may also provide an effective treatment strategy for patients with early-phase disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical and psychosocial outcomes among recent and long-term diagnosed schizophrenia outpatients treated with LAI-SGA during a follow-up period of 12 months. Stable schizophrenia patients receiving LAI-SGA with 5 or less years of illness duration (n = 10) were compared to those with more than 5 years of illness duration (n = 15). Clinical data was assessed through the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), the Recovery Style Questionnaire (RSQ), and the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) Managing Emotion branch. Recently diagnosed patients showed greater improvement versus patients diagnosed for more than 5 years in adjusted mean GAF score, in PANSS factor score for negative and depressive symptoms, and in severity and intensity of suicidal ideation. Our preliminary findings support the hypothesis that LAI-SGA may influence the course of the illness if administered at the early phase of the illness. However, replicate studies are needed, possibly with larger samples. FAU - Corigliano, Valentina AU - Corigliano V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2534-5518 AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. FAU - Comparelli, Anna AU - Comparelli A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4557-0931 AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. FAU - Mancinelli, Iginia AU - Mancinelli I AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. FAU - Montalbani, Benedetta AU - Montalbani B AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. FAU - Lamis, Dorian A AU - Lamis DA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5405-0239 AD - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory School of Medicine, Grady Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA. FAU - De Carolis, Antonella AU - De Carolis A AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Neurology, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. FAU - Erbuto, Denise AU - Erbuto D AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. FAU - Girardi, Paolo AU - Girardi P AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. FAU - Pompili, Maurizio AU - Pompili M AD - Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00198 Rome, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180830 PL - Egypt TA - Schizophr Res Treatment JT - Schizophrenia research and treatment JID - 101576450 PMC - PMC6136552 EDAT- 2018/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/25 06:01 PMCR- 2018/08/30 CRDT- 2018/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/08/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2018/4834135 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Schizophr Res Treatment. 2018 Aug 30;2018:4834135. doi: 10.1155/2018/4834135. eCollection 2018.