Publications by authors named "J Ken Walters"

Schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar (BD) and major depression disorder (MDD) are severe psychiatric disorders that are challenging to treat, often leading to treatment resistance (TR). It is crucial to develop effective methods to identify and treat patients at risk of TR at an early stage in a personalized manner, considering their biological basis, their clinical and psychosocial characteristics. Effective translation of theoretical knowledge into clinical practice is essential for achieving this goal.

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This study investigated the effects of increasing previous resistance training (RT) weekly set volume by 30% (G30) and 60% (G60) on muscle hypertrophy and strength. Fifty-five resistance-trained men were randomly allocated to the experimental groups, while 29 completed the study, as follows: control group (CON): n=10, G30: n=10, and G60: n=9. Participants underwent a lower body RT program twice a week for eight weeks.

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Background: The use of telepractice in delivering speech-language pathology services is increasing and speech-language pathologists are providing supervision to students on clinical placements through telesupervision. The review examined literature on telesupervision for speech-language pathology students on a clinical placement.

Aims: To systematically review the literature on how, when, and why telesupervision is used by speech-language pathologists supervising students; and the views and experiences of students, practice educators, and clients on telesupervision.

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The increasing availability of biobanks is changing the way individuals are identified for genomic research. This study assesses the validity of a self-reported clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia. The study included 1744 clinically-ascertained participants with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder depressed-type (SA-D) diagnosed by self-report and/or research interview and 1453 UK Biobank participants with self-reported and/or medical record diagnosis of schizophrenia or SA-D.

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  • The study examined how positive, negative, and disorganized psychotic symptom dimensions relate to different clinical and developmental variables, addressing inconsistencies in definition and prior research.
  • Results showed that higher symptom scores were linked to poor social adjustment, earlier onset of symptoms, and specific demographic factors, such as ethnicity and gender.
  • The findings also suggested a significant familial influence on disorganized symptoms, highlighting the connections between these symptoms and lower premorbid IQ, especially within monozygotic twin pairs.
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