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1. Thank You to Our 2020 Peer Reviewers

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Rajaram, Harihar, Camargo, Suzana, Cappa, Christopher, Carey, Rebecca, Cory, Rose, Dombard, Andrew, Donohue, Kathleen, Flesch, Lucy, Giannini, Alessandra, Gu, Yu, Hayes, Gavin, Hogg, Andrew, Huber, Christian, Ivanov, Valeriy, Jacobsen, Steven, Korte, Monika, Lu, Gang, Morlighem, Mathieu, Magnusdottir, Gudrun, Opher, Merav, Patricola, Christina, Prieto, Germán, Qiu, Bo, Ritsema, Jeroen, Sprintall, Janet, Su, Hui, Sun, Daoyuan, Thornton, Joel, Trouet, Valerie, Wang, Kaicun, Whalen, Caitlin, White, Angelicque, and Yau, Andrew

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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
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2021

2. Thank You to Our 2019 Peer Reviewers

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Rajaram, Harihar, Camargo, Suzana, Carey, Rebecca, Corey, Rose M, Dombard, Andrew J, Donohue, Kathleen A, Flesch, Lucy, Giannini, Alessandra, Hayes, Gavin, Huber, Christian, Hogg, Andy M, Ivanov, Valeriy, Jacobsen, Steven D, Korte, Monika, Lu, Gang, Morlighem, Mathieu, Magnusdottir, Gudrun, Opher, Merav, Patricola, Christina M, Ritsema, Jeroen, Sprintall, Janet, Su, Hui, Thornton, Joel A, Trouet, Valerie, Wang, Kaicun, White, Angelicque E, and Yau, Andrew

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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
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On behalf of the journal, AGU, and the scientific community, the editors would like to sincerely thank those who reviewed the manuscripts for Geophysical Research Letters in 2019. The hours reading and commenting on manuscripts not only improve the manuscripts but also increase the scientific rigor of future research in the field. We particularly appreciate the timely reviews in light of the demands imposed by the rapid review process at Geophysical Research Letters. With the revival of the “major revisions” decisions, we appreciate the reviewers' efforts on multiple versions of some manuscripts. With the advent of AGU's data policy, many reviewers have helped immensely to evaluate the accessibility and availability of data associated with the papers they have reviewed, and many have provided insightful comments that helped to improve the data presentation and quality. We greatly appreciate the assistance of the reviewers in advancing open science, which is a key objective of AGU's data policy. Many of those listed below went beyond and reviewed three or more manuscripts for our journal, and those are indicated in italics.

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2020

3. Thank You to Our 2018 Peer Reviewers

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Rajaram, Harihar, Diffenbaugh, Noah, Camargo, Suzana, Cardenas, M Bayani, Carey, Rebecca, Cobb, Kim, Cory, Rose, Cronin, Meghan, Dombard, Andrew, Donohue, Kathleen, Flesch, Lucy, Giannini, Alessandra, Hayes, Gavin, Hogg, Andrew, Ilyina, Tatiana, Ivanov, Valeriy, Jacobsen, Steven, Korte, Monika, Lu, Gang, Morlighem, Mathieu, Magnusdottir, Gudrun, Newman, Andrew, Opher, Merav, Passalacqua, Paola, Patricola, Christina, Ritsema, Jeroen, Sprintall, Janet, Su, Hui, Thornton, Joel, Williams, Paul, and Yau, Andrew

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Language, Communication and Culture, Creative and Professional Writing, Creative Arts and Writing, editorial, reviewers, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
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On behalf of the journal, AGU, and the scientific community, the Editors would like to sincerely thank those who reviewed manuscripts for Geophysical Research Letters in 2018. The hours reading and commenting on manuscripts not only improves the manuscripts but also increases the scientific rigor of future research in the field. We particularly appreciate the timely reviews, in light of the demands imposed by the rapid review process at Geophysical Research Letters. With the revival of the “major revisions” decisions, we appreciate the reviewers' efforts on multiple versions of some manuscripts. Many of those listed below went beyond and reviewed three or more manuscripts for our journal, and those are indicated in italics. In total, 4,484 referees contributed to 7,557 individual reviews in journal. Thank you again. We look forward to the coming year of exciting advances in the field and communicating those advances to our community and to the broader public.

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2019

8. Thank You to Our 2023 Peer Reviewers.

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Rajaram, Harihar, Aiyyer, Anantha, Camargo, Suzana, Cappa, Christopher D., Dombard, Andrew J., Donohue, Kathleen A., Feakins, Sarah, Flesch, Lucy, Fulweiler, Robinson, Ganju, Neil, Giannini, Alessandra, Gu, Yu, Huber, Christian, Ivanov, Valeriy, Karnauskas, Kristopher, Korte, Monika, Lewis, Kevin, Lu, Gang, Magnusdottir, Gudrun, and Morlighem, Mathieu

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OPEN scholarship, SCIENTIFIC community, DATA quality
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On behalf of the journal, AGU, and the scientific community, the editors of Geophysical Research Letters would like to sincerely thank those who reviewed manuscripts for us in 2023. The hours reading and commenting on manuscripts not only improve the manuscripts, but also increase the scientific rigor of future research in the field. With the advent of AGU's data policy, many reviewers have also helped immensely to evaluate the accessibility and availability of data, and many have provided insightful comments that helped to improve the data presentation and quality. We greatly appreciate the assistance of the reviewers in advancing open science, which is a key objective of AGU's data policy. We particularly appreciate the timely reviews in light of the demands imposed by the rapid review process at Geophysical Research Letters. We received 4,512 submissions in 2023 and 5,112 reviewers contributed to their evaluation by providing 8,587 reviews in total. We deeply appreciate their contributions. Plain Language Summary: Individuals in italics provided three or more reviews for GRL in 2023. Key Points: The editors thank the 2023 peer‐reviewers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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15. Thank You to Our 2022 Peer Reviewers

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Rajaram, Harihar, primary, Camargo, Suzana, additional, Cappa, Christopher D., additional, Dombard, Andrew J., additional, Donohue, Kathleen A., additional, Feakins, Sarah, additional, Flesch, Lucy, additional, Giannini, Alessandra, additional, Gu, Yu, additional, Huber, Christian, additional, Ivanov, Valeriy, additional, Karnauskas, Kristopher, additional, Korte, Monika, additional, Lu, Gang, additional, Magnusdottir, Gudrun, additional, Morlighem, Mathieu, additional, Prieto, Germán A., additional, Qiu, Bo, additional, Su, Hui, additional, Sun, Daoyuan, additional, Wang, Kaicun, additional, Whalen, Caitlin, additional, White, Angelicque E., additional, Williams, Quentin, additional, and Yau, Andrew, additional

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2023
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23. Off-label long acting injectable antipsychotics in real-world clinical practice: a cross-sectional analysis of prescriptive patterns from the STAR Network DEPOT study

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D'Agostino, Armando, Aguglia, Andrea, Barbui, Corrado, Bartoli, Francesco, Carrà, Giuseppe, Cavallotti, Simone, Chirico, Margherita, Ostinelli, Edoardo G, Zangani, Caroline, Martinotti, Giovanni, Ostuzzi, Giovanni, Bertolini, Federico, Calandra, Carmela, Callegari, Camilla, D’Agostino, Armando, Lucii, Claudio, Mastromo, Daniele, Moretti, Daniele, Monzani, Emiliano, Porcellana, Matteo, Prestia, Davide, Nose, Michela, Purgato, Marianna, Turrini, Giulia, Mazzi, Maria, Angela, Papola, Davide, Gastaldon, Chiara, Terlizzi, Samira, Piccoli, Alberto, Ruggeri, Mirella, De Fazio, Pasquale, Magliocco, Fabio, Caroleo, Mariarita, Raffaele, Gaetano, Ostinelli, Edoardo, Giuseppe, Bolognesi, Simone, Debolini, Sara, Pierantozzi, Elisa, Fargnoli, Francesco, Del Zanna, Maria, Giannini, Alessandra, Luccarelli, Livia, De Capua, Alberto, Annese, Pasqua, Maria, Cerretini, Massimiliano, Tozzi, Fiorella, Magnani, Nadia, Cardamone, Giuseppe, Bardicchia, Francesco, Facchi, Edvige, Soscia, Federica, Zotos, Spyridon, Biancosino, Bruno, Zonta, Filippo, Pompei, Francesco, Zizolfi, Daniele, Ielmini, Marta, Caselli, Ivano, Giana, Edoardo, Buzzi, Aldo, Emanuele, Diurni, Marcello, Milano, Anna, Sani, Emanuele, Calzolari, Roberta, Bortolaso, Paola, Piccinelli, Marco, Cazzamalli, Sara, Caterina, Alberini, Gabro, Piantanida, Silvia, Costantini, Chiara, Paronelli, Chiara, Di Caro, Angela, Moretti, Valentina, Gozzi, Mauro, D'Ippolito, Chiara, Barbanti Silva, Veronica, Papalini, Alessandro, Corbo, Mariangela, Campese, Ornella, Fiori, Federica, Lorusso, Marco, Di Capro, Lucia, Viceconte, Daniela, Mancini, Valerio, Suraniti, Francesco, Signorelli, Maria, Salvina, Rossi, Eugenio, Lupoli, Pasqualino, Menchetti, Marco, Terzi, Laura, Boso, Marianna, Risaro, Paolo, De Paoli, Giuseppe, Catania, Cristina, Tarricone, Ilaria, Caretto, Valentina, Storbini, Viviana, Emiliani, Roberta, Balzarro, Beatrice, Carra, Giuseppe, Tabacchi, Tommaso, Nava, Roberto, Bono, Adele, Provenzi, Milena, Brambilla, Giulia, Aspesi, Flora, Tremolada, Martina, Castagna, Gloria, Bava, Mattia, Verrengia, Enrica, Lucchi, Sara, Oriani, Maria, Ginevra, Barchiesi, Michela, Pacetti, Monica, Magni, Laura, Rosa, Rossi, Giuseppe, Beneduce, Rossella, Tura, Giovanni, Battista, Laffranchini, Laura, Ferrato, Farida, Restaino, Francesco, Limosani, Ivan, Ghio, Lucio, Ferro, Maurizio, Parise, Vincenzo, Fricchione, Balletta, Giovanni, Addeo, Lelio, De Vivo, Elisa, Di Benedetto, Rossella, Pinna, Federica, Carpiniello, Bernardo, Spano, Mariangela, Giacomin, Marzio, Pecile, Damiano, Mattei, Chiara, Fabrici, Elisabetta, Pascolo, Panarello, Sofia, Peresson, Giulia, Vitucci, Claudio, Bonavigo, Tommaso, Perini, Giovanni, Boschello, Filippo, Strizzolo, Stefania, Gardellin, Francesco, Di Giannantonio, Massimo, Fizzotti, Carlo, Cossetta, Edoardo, Di Gregorio, Luana, Sozzi, Francesca, Boncompagni, Giancarlo, La Barbera, Daniele, Colli, Giuseppe, Laurenzi, Sabrina, Luca, Maria, D'Agostino A., Aguglia A., Barbui C., Bartoli F., Carra G., Cavallotti S., Chirico M., Ostinelli E.G., Zangani C., Martinotti G., Ostuzzi G., Nose M., Purgato M., Turrini G., Mazzi M.A., Papola D., Gastaldon C., Terlizzi S., Bertolini F., Piccoli A., Ruggeri M., De Fazio P., Magliocco F., Caroleo M., Raffaele G., Bergamelli E., Lucii C., Bolognesi S., Debolini S., Pierantozzi E., Fargnoli F., Del Zanna M., Giannini A., Luccarelli L., De Capua A., Annese P.M., Cerretini M., Tozzi F., Magnani N., Cardamone G., Bardicchia F., Facchi E., Soscia F., Zotos S., Biancosino B., Zonta F., Pompei F., Callegari C., Zizolfi D., Poloni N., Ielmini M., Caselli I., Giana E., Buzzi A., Diurni M., Milano A., Sani E., Calzolari R., Bortolaso P., Piccinelli M., Cazzamalli S., Alberini G., Piantanida S., Costantini C., Paronelli C., Di Caro A., Moretti V., Gozzi M., D'Ippolito C., Barbanti S.V., Alessandro P., Corbo M., Campese O., Fiori F., Lorusso M., Di Capro L., Viceconte D., Mancini V., Suraniti F., Signorelli M.S., Rossi E., Lupoli P., Menchetti M., Terzi L., Boso M., Risaro P., De Paoli G., Catania C., Tarricone I., Caretto V., Storbini V., Emiliani R., Balzarro B., Tabacchi T., Nava R., Bono A., Provenzi M., Brambilla G., Aspesi F., Trotta G., Tremolada M., Castagna G., Bava M., Verrengia E., Lucchi S., Oriani M.G., Barchiesi M., Pacetti M., Amerio A., Amore M., Serafini G., Magni L.R., Rossi G., Beneduce R., Tura G.B., Laffranchini L., Mastromo D., Ferrato F., Restaino F., Monzani E., Porcellana M., Limosani I., Ghio L., Ferro M., Parise V.F., Balletta G., Addeo L., De Vivo E., Di Benedetto R., Pinna F., Carpiniello B., Spano M., Giacomin M., Pecile D., Mattei C., Fabrici E.P., Panarello S., Peresson G., Vitucci C., Bonavigo T., Perini G., Boschello F., Strizzolo S., Gardellin F., di Giannantonio M., Moretti D., Fizzotti C., Cossetta E., Di Gregorio L., Sozzi F., Boncompagni G., La Barbera D., Colli G., Laurenzi S., Calandra C., Luca M., D'Agostino, A, Aguglia, A, Barbui, C, Bartoli, F, Carra, G, Cavallotti, S, Chirico, M, Ostinelli, E, Zangani, C, Martinotti, G, Ostuzzi, G, D'Agostino, Armando, Aguglia, Andrea, Barbui, Corrado, Bartoli, Francesco, Carrà, Giuseppe, Cavallotti, Simone, Chirico, Margherita, Ostinelli, Edoardo G, Zangani, Caroline, Martinotti, Giovanni, Ostuzzi, Giovanni, and LA BARBERA, DANIELE

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Long-acting injectable antipsychotic, Cross-Sectional Studies, Off-label, Personality disorder, Bipolar disorder, Delayed-Action Preparations, Schizophrenia, Humans, Long-acting injectable antipsychotics, Off-Label Use, Antipsychotic Agents, Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria
Abstract

Introduction: Information on the off–label use of Long–Acting Injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in the real world is lacking. In this study, we aimed to identify the sociodemographic and clinical features of patients treated with on– vs off–label LAIs and predictors of off–label First– or Second–Generation Antipsychotic (FGA vs. SGA) LAI choice in everyday clinical practice. Method: In a naturalistic national cohort of 449 patients who initiated LAI treatment in the STAR Network Depot Study, two groups were identified based on off– or on–label prescriptions. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to test several clinically relevant variables and identify those associated with the choice of FGA vs SGA prescription in the off–label group. Results: SGA LAIs were more commonly prescribed in everyday practice, without significant differences in their on– and off–label use. Approximately 1 in 4 patients received an off–label prescription. In the off–label group, the most frequent diagnoses were bipolar disorder (67.5%) or any personality disorder (23.7%). FGA vs SGA LAI choice was significantly associated with BPRS thought disorder (OR = 1.22, CI95% 1.04 to 1.43, p= 0.015) and hostility/suspiciousness (OR = 0.83, CI95% 0.71 to 0.97, p= 0.017) dimensions. The likelihood of receiving an SGA LAI grew steadily with the increase of the BPRS thought disturbance score. Conversely, a preference towards prescribing an FGA was observed with higher scores at the BPRS hostility/suspiciousness subscale. Conclusion: Our study is the first to identify predictors of FGA vs SGA choice in patients treated with off–label LAI antipsychotics. Demographic characteristics, i.e. age, sex, and substance/alcohol use co–morbidities did not appear to influence the choice towards FGAs or SGAs. Despite a lack of evidence, clinicians tend to favour FGA over SGA LAIs in bipolar or personality disorder patients with relevant hostility. Further research is needed to evaluate treatment adherence and clinical effectiveness of these prescriptive patterns.

Published
2022

24. Thank You to Our 2021 Peer Reviewers

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Rajaram, Harihar, primary, Camargo, Suzana, additional, Cappa, Christopher D., additional, Carey, Rebecca, additional, Cory, Rose M., additional, Dombard, Andrew J., additional, Donohue, Kathleen A., additional, Flesch, Lucy, additional, Giannini, Alessandra, additional, Gu, Yu, additional, Huber, Christian, additional, Ivanov, Valeriy, additional, Korte, Monika, additional, Lu, Gang, additional, Morlighem, Mathieu, additional, Magnusdottir, Gudrun, additional, Opher, Merav, additional, Patricola, Christina M., additional, Prieto, Germán A., additional, Qiu, Bo, additional, Su, Hui, additional, Sun, Daoyuan, additional, Thornton, Joel A., additional, Wang, Kaicun, additional, Whalen, Caitlin, additional, White, Angelicque E., additional, Williams, Quentin, additional, and Yau, Andrew, additional

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2022
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25. Low-cost Adaptation Options to Support Green Growth in Agriculture, Water Resources, and Coastal Zones

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Salack, Seyni, primary, Sanfo, Safietou, additional, Sidibe, Moussa, additional, Daku, Elidaa, additional, Camara, Ibrahima, additional, Dieng, Mame Diarra Bousso, additional, HIEN, Koufanou, additional, Torou, Bio Mohamadou, additional, Ogunjobi, Kehinde, additional, Sangare, Sheick K., additional, Kouame, Konan Raoul, additional, Koffi, Yao Bernard, additional, Liersch, Stefan, additional, Savadogo, Moumini, additional, and Giannini, Alessandra, additional

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2022
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45. Advances in the Lead Time of Sahel Rainfall Prediction With the North American Multimodel Ensemble

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Giannini, Alessandra, Ali, A., Kelley, C, Lamptey, B, Minoungou, B, Ndiaye, O, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539) (LMD), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Département des Géosciences - ENS Paris, École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), Centre Régional AGRHYMET (CRA), Columbia University [New York], School of Earth and Environment [Leeds] (SEE), University of Leeds, and Gestionnaire, HAL Sorbonne Université 5

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[SDE] Environmental Sciences, [SDE]Environmental Sciences
Abstract

International audience; We assess the deterministic skill in seasonal climate predictions of Sahel rainfall made with the North American Multimodel Ensemble (NMME). We find that skill for a regionally averaged rainfall index is essentially the same for forecasts for the July–September target season made as early as February/March and as late as June. The two dominant influences on the climate of the Sahel, the North Atlantic and the global tropical oceans, shape this predictability. Multimodel ensemble skill hinges on the combination of skillful predictions of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation made with one model (CMC2‐CanCM4) with those of North Atlantic sea surface temperatures made with another (NASA‐GEOSS2S).

Published
2020

46. Reasons for initiating long-acting antipsychotics in psychiatric practice: findings from the STAR Network Depot Study

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Barbui, Corrado, Bertolini, Federico, Bartoli, Francesco, Calandra, Carmela, Callegari, Camilla, Carrà, Giuseppe, D’Agostino, Armando, Lucii, Claudio, Martinotti, Giovanni, Mastromo, Daniele, Moretti, Daniele, Monzani, Emiliano, Porcellana, Matteo, Prestia, Davide, Ostuzzi, Giovanni, Nose, Michela, Purgato, Marianna, Turrini, Giulia, Mazzi, Maria, Angela, Papola, Davide, Gastaldon, Chiara, Terlizzi, Samira, Piccoli, Alberto, Ruggeri, Mirella, De Fazio, Pasquale, Magliocco, Fabio, Caroleo, Mariarita, Raffaele, Gaetano, D'Agostino, Armando, Ostinelli, Edoardo, Giuseppe, Chirico, Margherita, Cavallotti, Simone, Bolognesi, Simone, Debolini, Sara, Pierantozzi, Elisa, Fargnoli, Francesco, Del Zanna, Maria, Giannini, Alessandra, Luccarelli, Livia, De Capua, Alberto, Annese, Pasqua, Maria, Cerretini, Massimiliano, Tozzi, Fiorella, Magnani, Nadia, Cardamone, Giuseppe, Bardicchia, Francesco, Facchi, Edvige, Soscia, Federica, Zotos, Spyridon, Biancosino, Bruno, Zonta, Filippo, Pompei, Francesco, Zizolfi, Daniele, Poloni, Nicola, Ielmini, Marta, Caselli, Ivano, Giana, Edoardo, Buzzi, Aldo, Emanuele, Diurni, Marcello, Milano, Anna, Sani, Emanuele, Calzolari, Roberta, Bortolaso, Paola, Piccinelli, Marco, Cazzamalli, Sara, Caterina, Alberini, Gabro, Piantanida, Silvia, Costantini, Chiara, Paronelli, Chiara, Di Caro, Angela, Moretti, Valentina, Gozzi, Mauro, D'Ippolito, Chiara, Barbanti Silva, Veronica, Papalini, Alessandro, Corbo, Mariangela, Campese, Ornella, Fiori, Federica, Lorusso, Marco, Di Capro, Lucia, Viceconte, Daniela, Mancini, Valerio, Suraniti, Francesco, Signorelli, Maria, Salvina, Rossi, Eugenio, Lupoli, Pasqualino, Menchetti, Marco, Terzi, Laura, Boso, Marianna, Risaro, Paolo, De Paoli, Giuseppe, Catania, Cristina, Tarricone, Ilaria, Caretto, Valentina, Storbini, Viviana, Emiliani, Roberta, Balzarro, Beatrice, Carra, Giuseppe, Tabacchi, Tommaso, Nava, Roberto, Bono, Adele, Provenzi, Milena, Brambilla, Giulia, Aspesi, Flora, Tremolada, Martina, Castagna, Gloria, Bava, Mattia, Verrengia, Enrica, Lucchi, Sara, Oriani, Maria, Ginevra, Barchiesi, Michela, Pacetti, Monica, Aguglia, Andrea, Magni, Laura, Rosa, Rossi, Giuseppe, Beneduce, Rossella, Tura, Giovanni, Battista, Laffranchini, Laura, Ferrato, Farida, Restaino, Francesco, Limosani, Ivan, Ghio, Lucio, Ferro, Maurizio, Parise, Vincenzo, Fricchione, Balletta, Giovanni, Addeo, Lelio, De Vivo, Elisa, Di Benedetto, Rossella, Pinna, Federica, Carpiniello, Bernardo, Spano, Mariangela, Giacomin, Marzio, Pecile, Damiano, Mattei, Chiara, Fabrici, Elisabetta, Pascolo, Panarello, Sofia, Peresson, Giulia, Vitucci, Claudio, Bonavigo, Tommaso, Perini, Giovanni, Boschello, Filippo, Strizzolo, Stefania, Gardellin, Francesco, Di Giannantonio, Massimo, Fizzotti, Carlo, Cossetta, Edoardo, Di Gregorio, Luana, Sozzi, Francesca, Boncompagni, Giancarlo, La Barbera, Daniele, Colli, Giuseppe, Laurenzi, Sabrina, Luca, Maria, Crocamo, Carlo, Barbui, C, Bertolini, F, Bartoli, F, Calandra, C, Callegari, C, Carrà, G, D'Agostino, A, Lucii, C, Martinotti, G, Mastromo, D, Moretti, D, Monzani, E, Porcellana, M, Prestia, D, and Ostuzzi, G

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medicine.medical_specialty, psychiatric practice, lcsh:RC435-571, Treatment adherence, viruses, medicine.medical_treatment, antipsychotic, long-acting injectable, prescribing attitudes, survey, immune system diseases, lcsh:Psychiatry, medicine, Psychiatry, Antipsychotic, prescribing attitude, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous), Original Research, business.industry, lcsh:RM1-950, virus diseases, lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology, Long acting, Psychology (miscellaneous), business
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Background: Long acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics have been claimed to ensure treatment adherence and possibly reduce the daily burden of oral formulations. So far, only surveys investigating the theoretical prescribing attitudes of clinicians have been employed. On this basis, we aimed to investigate reasons for prescribing LAIs in a real-world, unselected sample of patients. Methods: The STAR Network Depot Study is an observational, multicentre study consecutively enrolling adults initiating a LAI over a 12-months period. Clinical severity was assessed with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, and patient’s attitude toward medications with the Drug Attitude Inventory 10 items. Psychiatrists recorded reasons for LAI prescribing for each study participant. Responses were grouped into six non-mutually exclusive categories: aggressiveness, patient engagement, ease of drug taking, side-effects, stigma, adherence. Results: Of the 451 patients included, two-thirds suffered from chronic psychoses. Improving patient engagement with the outpatient psychiatric service was the most common reason for prescribing LAIs (almost 80% of participants), followed by increasing treatment adherence (57%), decreasing aggressiveness (54%), and improving ease of drug taking (52%). After adjusting for confounders, logistic regression analyses showed that reasons for LAI use were associated with LAI choice (e.g. first-generation LAIs for reducing aggressiveness). Conclusion: Despite the wide availability of novel LAI formulation and the emphasis on their wider use, our data suggest that the main reasons for LAI use have remained substantially unchanged over the years, focusing mostly on improving patient’s engagement. Further, clinicians follow implicit prescribing patterns when choosing LAIs, and this may generate hypotheses for future experimental studies.

Published
2020

48. Predicting Pacific Decadal Variability

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Seager, Richard, primary, Karspeck, Alicia R., additional, Cane, Mark A., additional, Kushnir, Yochanan, additional, Giannini, Alessandra, additional, Kaplan, Alexey, additional, Kerman, Ben, additional, and Velez, Jennifer, additional

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2013
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