Fernando Malinowski

• MD, PhD
• PostDoc Position at Federal University of São Paulo

Our research explores how urban slum dwelling affects clinical markers in patients in their first episode of psychosis in São Paulo, Brazil. Results show slum living correlates with a higher psychosis severity (particularly disorganization and negative symptoms), which highlights the influence of social exclusion on psychosis presentation.

Background There is a growing interest in environmental and social determinants of mental health. However, how distance to healthcare and public transportation affect illness is neglected in schizophrenia research. Here, we are interested in how the availability of mental healthcare and the ways to reach it may be associated with psychosis. Aims W...

This study aims to evaluate a group of people with schizophrenia undergoing outpatient treatment and who participate in a mutual support intervention, compared to another group of people with the same diagnosis, but attending only the usual outpatient treatment. This is a prospective study, with two measurements between six months. The mutual suppo...

Objective: German psychiatrist Kurt Schneider proposed the concept of first-rank symptoms (FRS) of schizophrenia in 1959. However, their relevance for diagnosis and prediction of treatment response are still unclear. Most studies have investigated FRS in chronic or medicated patients. The present study sought to evaluate whether FRS predict remiss...

Background The high heterogeneity in schizophrenia limits advances in treatment and biological investigation. Strategies to phenotypic refinement in schizophrenia involve dimensions, staging, and subtyping. Structural equation modeling (SEM) allows applications to such problems, but requires a model with good model fit, currently a major challenge...

Background Formal thought disorder (FTD) is a multidimensional dysfunction characterized by inability to maintain a coherent speech in spoken or written language, poor social cognition and disorganized thought itself. Presence of formal thought disorder has been associated with poor prognosis in schizophrenia, but the association with treatment res...