Stress and HPA axis function in first-episode psychosis: relationship with clinical features and dynamic brain changes

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/520120

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This research examines the role of stress in the progression of psychotic disorders- a group of severe mental illnesses that include schizophrenia. We will investigate whether patients with psychosis who have an abnormal response to stress experience more severe and distressing symptoms as well as brain volume changes during the initial phase of illness. The results of this research could have important implications for the development of more effective treatments for these disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $182,378.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychiatry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

brain imaging | hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis | psychosis | stress

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