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François Abalan

Psychiatrist, Hôpital Xavier-Arnozan, CHR de Bordeaux
Verified email at chu-bordeaux.fr
Cited by 1505

Medication adherence in psychosis: predictors and impact on outcome. A 2‐year follow‐up of first‐admitted subjects

…, B Gonzales, F Assens, F Abalan… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To assess the baseline characteristics predicting poor medication adherence
following a first admission for psychosis, and the impact of poor medication adherence on …

Is the association between duration of untreated psychosis and outcome confounded? A two year follow-up study of first-admitted patients

…, F Liraud, C Bergey, F Assens, F Abalan… - Schizophrenia …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective. To assess whether a long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) before first
admission predicts poor clinical and social outcome, and whether this association, if any, is …

Predictors and outcome characteristics associated with suicidal behaviour in early psychosis: a two‐year follow‐up of first‐admitted subjects

…, B Gonzales, F Assens, F Abalan… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To assess the baseline characteristics associated with a greater risk of suicidal
behaviour (suicide and parasuicide) over the 2 years following a first admission for psychosis, …

Substance use and the course of early psychosis: a 2-year follow-up of first-admitted subjects

F Sorbara, F Liraud, F Assens, F Abalan… - European …, 2003 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo examine the impact of alcohol and substance use on the early course of
psychosis.Methods: First-admitted subjects with psychosis (n = 58) were assessed at 6-month …

Social and clinical consequences of cognitive deficits in early psychosis: a two-year follow-up study of first-admitted patients

H Verdoux, F Liraud, F Assens, F Abalan… - Schizophrenia Research, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective. To explore whether baseline memory and executive deficits predicted poor social
and clinical outcome over the 2 years following a first admission for psychosis, regardless of …

Suicidality and substance misuse in first‐admitted subjects with psychotic disorder

…, B Gonzales, F Assens, F Abalan… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Method Data were collected on a sample of first‐admitted subjects with psychosis (n=64).
Results More than 1 in 4 patients had a history of parasuicide, and more than 1 in 10 patients …

Prediction of duration of psychosis before first admission

H Verdoux, C Bergey, F Assens, F Abalan… - European …, 1998 - cambridge.org
Objective:To assess the factors predicting the delay between onset of psychotic symptoms
and first admission in a populationbased sample.Method:The duration of psychosis before …

Factors influencing compulsory admission in first-admitted subjects with psychosis

…, E Kalmi, A Desage, D Misdrahi, F Abalan… - Social psychiatry and …, 2004 - Springer
Background: There is a growing body of evidence that patients with early psychosis have
undesirable pathways to care, yet few studies have explored the factors related to compulsory …

Alzheimer's disease and malnutrition: a new etiological hypothesis

F Abalan - Medical hypotheses, 1984 - Elsevier
The author proposes an etiological hypothesis for Alzheimer's disease (malnutrition with or
without malabsorption); this may explain clinical and biological phenomena which occur in …

Pathways to care of first-admitted subjects with psychosis in South-Western France

…, E Kalmi, A Desage, D Misdrahi, F Abalan… - Psychological …, 2004 - cambridge.org
Background. A limited number of studies have assessed the pathways to care of patients
with first-episode psychosis. The aim of the study was to describe the pathways to care of …