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John W. Newcomer
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 165
Citations - 17721
John W. Newcomer is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mental illness. The author has an hindex of 60, co-authored 158 publications receiving 16490 citations. Previous affiliations of John W. Newcomer include University of Missouri–St. Louis & Hofstra University.
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Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders.I. Prevalence, impact of medications and disparities in health care
Marc De Hert,Christoph U. Correll,Julio Bobes,Marcelo Cetkovich-Bakmas,Dan Cohen,Itsuo Asai,Johan Detraux,S. Gautam,Hans-Jurgen Möller,David M. Ndetei,John W. Newcomer,Richard Uwakwe,Stefan Leucht +12 more
TL;DR: Prevalence rates of different physical illnesses as well as important individual lifestyle choices, side effects of psychotropic treatment and disparities in health care access, utilization and provision that contribute to these poor physical health outcomes are reported.
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Second-Generation (Atypical) Antipsychotics and Metabolic Effects: A Comprehensive Literature Review.
TL;DR: There is no evidence at this time to suggest that ziprasidone and aripiprazole treatment are associated with an increase in risk for diabetes, dyslipidaemia or other adverse effects on glucose or lipid metabolism, but case reports tentatively suggest that substantial weight gain or obesity may not be a factor in up to one-quarter of cases of new-onset diabetes.
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NMDA receptor hypofunction model of schizophrenia
TL;DR: A version of the NMDA receptor hypofunction hypothesis that has evolved from recent studies pertaining to the neurotoxic and psychotomimetic effects of PCP and related NMDA antagonist drugs is presented.
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Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. II. Barriers to care, monitoring and treatment guidelines, plus recommendations at the system and individual level
Marc De Hert,Dan Cohen,Julio Bobes,Marcelo Cetkovich-Bakmas,Stefan Leucht,David M. Ndetei,John W. Newcomer,Richard Uwakwe,Itsuo Asai,Hans-Jurgen Möller,S. Gautam,Johan Detraux,Christoph U. Correll +12 more
TL;DR: The adoption of the recommendations presented in this paper across health care systems throughout the world will contribute to a significant improvement in the medical and related psychiatric health outcomes of patients with SMI.
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Ketamine-Induced NMDA Receptor Hypofunction as a Model of Memory Impairment and Psychosis
John W. Newcomer,Nuri B. Farber,Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic,Gregg Selke,Angela K. Melson,Tamara Hershey,Suzanne Craft,John W. Olney +7 more
TL;DR: This double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, within-subjects comparison of three fixed subanesthetic, steady-state doses of intravenous ketamine in healthy males demonstrated dose-dependent increases in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale positive and negative symptoms.