Cullen BA, Rodriguez K, Eaton WW, Mojtabai R, Von Mach T, Ybarra ML. Clinical outcomes from the texting for relapse prevention (T4RP) in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder study. Psychiatry Research. 2020;292 (113346). doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113346 Abstract: This 6 month randomized control trial investigated whether a novel text-messaging program impacted targeted clinical outcomes in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder (SAD). Forty patients were enrolled and completed baseline, 3-month and 6-month assessments. The intervention group received daily symptom check-in text messages, plus, a medication reminder or, inspirational quote text. The control group had treatment as usual. At 6 months the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale mean positive … [Read more...]

Ybarra ML, Rodriguez K, Madison H, Mojtabai R, Cullen BA. Developing Texting for Relapse Prevention: A Scalable mHealth Program for People With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2019 Oct;207(10):854-862. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001037. Abstract: Symptom relapse in people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is common and has a negative impact on the course of illness. Here, we describe the development of Texting for Relapse Prevention, a scalable, cost-effective text messaging relapse prevention program that queries patients' "early warning signs" daily. Results of development focus groups and content advisory teams with 25 patients and 19 providers suggest that patients were enthusiastic about the program and thought that receiving daily … [Read more...]

Mitchell KJ, Wells M, Priebe G, Ybarra ML. Exposure to websites that encourage self-harm and suicide:Prevalence rates and association with actual thoughts of self-harm and thoughts of suicide in the United States. J Adolesc. 2014;37(8):1335-1344. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.09.011 Abstract: This article provides 12-month prevalence rates of youth exposure to websites which encourage self-harm or suicide and examines whether such exposure is related to thoughts of self-harm and thoughts of suicide in the past 30 days. Data were collected via telephone from a nationally representative survey of 1560 Internet-using youth, ages 10-17 residing in the United States. One percent (95% CI: 0.5%, 1.5%) of youth reported visiting a website that encouraged self-harm or suicide. Youth who … [Read more...]

Eaton WW, Ybarra M, Schwab J. The CESD-R is available on the web. Psychiatry Res. 2012;196(1):161. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.08.018   PubMed ID: 22349650 View full article for free (will open new page on publisher’s website) … [Read more...]