The 2019 Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, 10–14 April, Orlando, Florida: A summary of topics and trends

•A broad range of topics was covered during the first North American SIRS congress.•Novel ways of identifying at-risk individuals were addressed.•Presenters provided evidence supporting the efficacy of using a multi-dimensional approach to identify schizophrenia symptoms. The Schizophrenia Internati...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2020-02, Vol.284, p.112672-112672, Article 112672
Main Authors: Alameda, Luis, Ashok, Abhishekh, Avery, Suzanne, Bani-Fatemi, Ali, Berkhout, Susan, Best, Mike, Bonfils, Kelsey, Colizzi, Marco, Dauvermann, Maria, Plessis, Stefan Du, Dwyer, Dominic, Eisner, Emily, Ganesh, Suhas, Hernaus, Dennis, Ithal, Dhruva, Kowalchuk, Chantel, Kristensen, Tina, Lavigne, Katie, Lee, Ellen, Lemmers-Jansen, Imke, O'Donoghue, Brian, Oliver, Lindsay, Oluwoye, Oladunni, Park, Min Tae, Di Carlo, Pasquale, Joaquim, Helena Passarelli Giroud, Pinheiro, Ana, Ramsay, Ian, Rodriguez, Victoria, Sami, Musa, Soni, Sunaina, Sonnenschein, Susan, Taylor, Jerome, Thomas, Michael, Waterreus, Anna, Wojtalik, Jessica, Yang, Zhuoya, Emsley, Robin, Kilian, Sanja
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Language:English
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Congress
Rapporteur reports
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia research
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Summary:•A broad range of topics was covered during the first North American SIRS congress.•Novel ways of identifying at-risk individuals were addressed.•Presenters provided evidence supporting the efficacy of using a multi-dimensional approach to identify schizophrenia symptoms. The Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) recently held its first North American congress, which took place in Orlando, Florida from 10-14 April 2019. The overall theme of this year's congress was United in Progress – with the aim of cultivating a collaborative effort towards advancing the field of schizophrenia research. Student travel awardees provided reports of the oral sessions and concurrent symposia that took place during the congress. A collection of these reports is summarized and presented below and highlights the main themes and topics that emerged during the congress. In summary, the congress covered a broad range of topics relevant to the field of psychiatry today.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112672