http://publicationslist.org/data/s.z.levine/atom.xml Stephen Levinehttp://publicationslist.org/s.z.levine$basepathfavicon.icoRecent additions to Stephen Levine's PublicationsList.org pagehttp://publicationslist.org/publications.png2012-03-19T14:55:36Z http://publicationslist.org/s.z.levine/refid12 2011-10-03T06:34:18Z

The adequacy of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) items in measuring symptom severity in schizophrenia was examined using Item Response Theory (IRT). Baseline PANSS assessments were analyzed from two multi-center clinical trials of antipsychotic medication in chronic schizophrenia (n=1872). Generally, the results showed that the PANSS (a) item ratings discriminated symptom severity ...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Jonathan Rabinowitz, Dimitris Rizopoulos (2011) <i>Psychiatry Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 188: 3 446-452<br/>

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The Health Belief Model states that medication adherence is primarily determined by beliefs (i.e., perceptions of: adherence costs and benefits, susceptibility, and outcome severity), yet little is known regarding the model's longitudinal utility.<br/><br/>Vered Baloush-Kleinman, Stephen Z Levine, David Roe, Dan Shnitt, Abraham Weizman, Michael Poyurovsky (2011) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 130: 1-3 176-181<br/>

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PURPOSE: This study examined the extent to which parental SES and ethnic affiliation during adolescence are associated with Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) scores compatible with depression during adulthood. METHODS: The data were extracted from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) conducted in 1979 on several ethnic groups (African-Americans, Hispanics a...<br/><br/>Sophie D Walsh, Stephen Z Levine, Itzhak Levav (2011) <i>Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol</i> <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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PURPOSE: Generally, immigrant status and male sex are separately documented to increase the risk of schizophrenia; although population-based risk trends by sex and immigration over time have not been examined. This study aims to examine the extent to which immigration acts as a risk factor for schizophrenia, delineated by origin, sex and year, using national population-based data over 15 years. M...<br/><br/>Nomi Werbeloff, Stephen Z Levine, Jonathan Rabinowitz (2011) <i>Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol</i> <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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The extent of heterogeneity in the long-term course of schizophrenia is unclear.<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Ido Lurie, Robert Kohn, Itzhak Levav (2011) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 126: 1-3 184-191<br/>

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The extent of heterogeneity in antipsychotic treatment response for over extended period is unclear. This study aimed to quantify treatment response trajectories and their characteristics up to 2 years in recent-onset psychosis.<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Jonathan Rabinowitz, Michael Case, Haya Ascher-Svanum (2010) <i>J Clin Psychopharmacol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 30: 4 446-449<br/>

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Advanced paternal age has been suggested as a risk factor for autism, but empirical evidence is mixed. This study examines whether the association between paternal age and autism in the offspring (1) persists controlling for documented autism risk factors, including family psychiatric history, perinatal conditions, infant characteristics and demographic variables; (2) may be explained by familial ...<br/><br/>C M Hultman, S Sandin, S Z Levine, P Lichtenstein, A Reichenberg (2010) <i>Mol Psychiatry</i> <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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Little is known about the extent of heterogeneity of symptomatology in treated early-onset psychosis. The current study aims to quantify the extent of heterogeneity in trajectories of treated symptom severity in early-episode psychosis and their antecedents.<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, J Rabinowitz (2010) <i>Schizophr Bull</i> <i></i> <i></i> 36: 3 624-632<br/>

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To extend the early treatment response literature, this article aims to quantify the extent of heterogeneity and describe the characteristics of treatment response trajectories in schizophrenia.<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Stefan Leucht (2010) <i>Biol Psychiatry</i> <i></i> <i></i> 68: 1 86-92<br/>

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This article examined suicide attempt rates at first psychiatric hospitalization and risk factors for subsequent suicide attempts over the early course of schizophrenia in national population-based data. Data were extracted from the National Psychiatric Hospitalization Case Registry of the State of Israel that contains all first psychiatric admissions with schizophrenia 1989-1992 and were followed...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Shelly Bakst, Jonathan Rabinowitz (2010) <i>Psychiatry Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 177: 1-2 55-59<br/>

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Meta-analysis was conducted to examine dropout predictors and differences between SSRIs and placebo in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of PTSD. Studies systematically located were SSRI versus placebo double blind RCTs of PTSD DSM diagnosis published between 1991 and 2008. Fourteen RCTs (n = 2815) met the inclusion criteria with an average duration of 10.8 weeks. Dropout rates were: 331 of 1111 (...<br/><br/>Ido Lurie, Stephen Z Levine (2010) <i>J Nerv Ment Dis</i> <i></i> <i></i> 198: 2 116-124<br/>

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This study presents the psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - Hebrew version (SDQ-H), used in the Israel Survey on Mental Health among Adolescents (ISMEHA). The SDQ-H was administered to a representative sample of 611 adolescents and their mothers. Structural validity was evaluated by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and the Development and Well-Bein...<br/><br/>Ivonne Mansbach-Kleinfeld, Alan Apter, Ilana Farbstein, Stephen Z Levine, Alexander M Ponizovsky (2010) <i>Front Psychiatry</i> <i></i> <i></i> 1: <br/>

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This study aims to examine competing explanations of the relationship between religious and political ideology commitment with posttraumatic growth.<br/><br/>Avital Laufer, Zahava Solomon, Stephen Z Levine (2010) <i>Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 45: 6 647-653<br/>

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This study examined the extent to which the contingencies risk framework (consisting of dispositional, historical, contextual, and clinical domains) predicted detected recidivism (i.e., arrest or conviction). Secondary data were extracted on 413 prisoners who underwent a psychiatric evaluation, were assessed on the risk domains, and followed up over 20 years. There were 273 (66.1%) cases of recidi...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine (2009) <i>Law Hum Behav</i> <i></i> <i></i> 33: 2 167-174<br/>

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To extend the literature the present study aims to examine the interrelationships between resilience (defined by a lack of posttraumatic stress disorder following trauma) and posttraumatic growth. Two studies were conducted of Israeli: (a) adolescents exposed to terror (N = 2908), and (b) citizens and army personnel following the second Lebanon War (N = 588). Across studies the results showed that...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Avital Laufer, Einat Stein, Yaira Hamama-Raz, Zahava Solomon (2009) <i>J Trauma Stress</i> <i></i> <i></i> 22: 4 282-286<br/>

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This article examines how premorbid years of education and age of onset relate to the course of schizophrenia in a population-based cohort. All first and subsequent cases who were hospitalized with schizophrenia (1988-92, followed up until 1996) and completed their formal education at least 1 year before hospitalization (n=2135) were extracted from the Israeli National Psychiatric Hospitalization ...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Jonathan Rabinowitz (2009) <i>Psychiatry Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 168: 1 11-17<br/>

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Social and intellectual premorbid functioning are generally estimated retrospectively, and related to clinical or hospitalization outcomes in schizophrenia. Yet the relationship between premorbid functioning assessed prior to psychiatric hospitalization and postmorbid functional outcomes has not been examined.<br/><br/>N Brill, S Z Levine, A Reichenberg, G Lubin, M Weiser, J Rabinowitz (2009) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 110: 1-3 40-46<br/>

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Dropout is often used as an outcome measure in clinical trials of antipsychotic medication. Previous research is inconclusive regarding (a) differences in dropout rates between first- and second-generation antipsychotic medications and (b) how trial design features reduce dropout. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of antipsychotic medication was conducted to compare dropout rate...<br/><br/>Jonathan Rabinowitz, Stephen Z Levine, Orna Barkai, Ori Davidov (2009) <i>Schizophr Bull</i> <i></i> <i></i> 35: 4 775-788<br/>

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Research based on pooling data from clinical trials suggests that it is possible to extrapolate from a CGI-S to a PANSS severity score and from the CGI-I to a PANSS percentage change score. This research has not been replicated nor examined in individual trials. This study aims to examine the feasibility of extrapolation from the CGI to the PANSS across and within 4 large clinical trials of antips...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Jonathan Rabinowitz, Rolf Engel, Eva Etschel, Stefan Leucht (2008) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 98: 1-3 318-322<br/>

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This study examined the relationship between legal status at the time of the first psychiatric hospitalization and hospitalization outcomes in a population-based cohort.<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine (2008) <i>Psychiatr Serv</i> <i></i> <i></i> 59: 12 1470-1473<br/>

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Jonathan Rabinowitz, Stephen Z Levine, Rossella Medori, Petrus Oosthuizen, Liezl Koen, Robin Emsley (2008) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 100: 1-3 359-360<br/>

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To address gaps in the literature, this study examined the components of posttraumatic growth, and the relationship between growth and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants were from a pooled sample of 4,054 Israeli adolescents exposed to terror of whom 210 (5.5%) met criteria for PTSD. Measures included the Child Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Index and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Avital Laufer, Yaira Hamama-Raz, Einat Stein, Zahava Solomon (2008) <i>J Trauma Stress</i> <i></i> <i></i> 21: 5 492-496<br/>

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The Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) is a widely used rating scale to assess premorbid functioning retrospectively. Despite its widespread use there is no published structured interview (SI) schedule and little is known about the reliability of the instrument.<br/><br/>Jonathan Rabinowitz, Stephen Z Levine, Noa Brill, Evelyn J Bromet (2007) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 90: 1-3 255-257<br/>

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The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) is a widely used instrument to measure severe psychopathology in schizophrenia. Recently, its widely accepted 5-factor solution is questioned using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). This article examines the appropriateness of applying CFA to PANSS data and the dimensionality of the PANSS in a large sample of persons with chronic schizophrenia, sc...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, Jonathan Rabinowitz (2007) <i>J Clin Psychopharmacol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 27: 5 431-436<br/>

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Schizophrenia may follow a course of amelioration, deterioration or stability. It is possible that deterioration at the aggregate level may be due to a sub-group of patients with a tendency to deteriorate.<br/><br/>Jonathan Rabinowitz, Stephen Z Levine, Rachel Haim, Heinz Häfner (2007) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 91: 1-3 254-258<br/>

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Despite suggestions that an earlier age of onset and being male confer to a poorer course of schizophrenia, evidence regarding when these effects are most salient appears to be ambiguous.<br/><br/>Jonathan Rabinowitz, Stephen Z Levine, Heinz Häfner (2006) <i>Schizophr Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 88: 1-3 96-101<br/>

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This article provides a brief introduction to the history and applications of the class of data analytic techniques collectively known as Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Using an example based on psychological factors thought to affect the likelihood of stuttering, we discuss the issues of specification, identification, and model fit and modification in SEM. We also address points relating to ...<br/><br/>Stephen Z Levine, K V Petrides, Stephen Davis, Chris J Jackson, Peter Howell (2005) <i>Stammering Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 1: 4 344-363<br/>

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In this article, we develop a revised short form of the original Eysenck Personality Profiler (EPP; H. J. Eysenck & Wilson, 1991). In addition, we address topics of broad theoretical importance such as the recurrent empirical finding of correlations between conceptually orthogonal personality dimensions and the possibility that gender differences in these dimensions are partly spurious. In Study 1...<br/><br/>K V Petrides, Chris J Jackson, Adrian Furnham, Stephen Z Levine (2003) <i>J Pers Assess</i> <i></i> <i></i> 81: 3 271-280<br/>