POCN’s Schizophrenia Center of Excellence

Schizophrenia Resources
Chosen by Advanced
Practice Providers

Clinical guidelines
Patient support and education resources
Research updates

Disrupted Semantic Priming in Schizophrenia: Neural Imbalances and Pathways to Cognitive Impairment

Semantic priming, the automatic activation of related concepts, is key to efficient cognition and language processing....

CURATED BY: Josh Hamilton,
DNP, APRN-BC, CTMH,
CNE, CLNC, FAANP

Josh Hamilton,

DNP, APRN-BC, CTMH, CNE, CLNC, FAANP
Chief Clinical Officer, The Hamilton Group Behavioral Health LLC; Clinical Professor and Chair, College of Nursing, Washington State University

Genetic Links and Pathways to New Treatments in Schizophrenia

Researchers at Tampere University have identified genes linked to schizophrenia and shown how these genetic alterations disrupt synaptic plasticity, a...

Sarah Ann Scantamburlo,

MSW, MS, PA-C
Psychiatric Physician Associate, Michigan Mental Wellness

CURATED BY:
Sarah Ann Scantamburlo,
MSW, MS, PA-C

NM-MRI Shows Promise in Identifying Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia and Improving Outcomes

About one-third of patients with schizophrenia fail to respond to first-line antipsychotics, which severely impacts quality of life and adds...

Sarah Ann Scantamburlo,

MSW, MS, PA-C
Psychiatric Physician Associate, Michigan Mental Wellness

CURATED BY:
Sarah Ann Scantamburlo,
MSW, MS, PA-C

Sex Hormones and Men With Schizophrenia

Recent studies reveal significant differences in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and sex hormone levels between chronic antipsychotic-treated male (CATM) schizophrenia...

Sarah Ann Scantamburlo,

MSW, MS, PA-C
Psychiatric Physician Associate, Michigan Mental Wellness

CURATED BY:
Sarah Ann Scantamburlo,
MSW, MS, PA-C

The Physician Associate and Nurse Practitioner Contributors to the Schizophrenia Center of Excellence

POCN’s Schizophrenia Center of Excellence is curated by practicing clinical nurse practitioners and physician associates who review and select resources that are the most useful to their peers. They provide their expertise by hand-picking the latest content for advanced practice providers including guidelines, news, and best practices for those diagnosing and treating patients with schizophrenia.

Josh Hamilton,

DNP, APRN-BC, CTMH, CNE, CLNC, FAANP
Chief Clinical Officer, The Hamilton Group Behavioral Health LLC; Clinical Professor and Chair, College of Nursing, Washington State University