Institute for Behavioral Medicine

Estimating first episode psychosis (FEP) incidence rates using U.S. claims data: a need for standardization

This brief’s objective was to examine variation in first-episode psychosis (FEP) incidence rates by applying previously published study criteria to U.S. MarketScan claims data. Estimated FEP incidence rates ranged from 20 to 163 per 100,000 individuals, highlighting the need for...

Right hippocampal volume and attenuated psychotic symptoms distinguish subgroups of youth with common patterns of temporoparietal effective connectivity

Abstract Associations between patterns of brain connectivity and brain structural features have transdiagnostic relevance to psychopathology. There is considerable evidence for disruptions to the hippocampus and temporoparietal brain systems in psychotic disorders. The present st...

Four Decades of Stress, Depression, and Close Relationships: Lessons from Psychoneuroimmunology

Human psychoneuroimmunology research has demonstrated that stress, depression, and close relationships reliably shape immune and endocrine function in ways that matter for health. Across studies of examination stress, laboratory stressors, marital discord, cancer survivorship, an...