Recent Projects

For other work, please see Dr. Bowie’s CV or Google Scholar Page.

Chronic Psychiatric Disorders: Linking Genes to Functional Disability.

This study, led by Ann Pulver, ScD, at John’s Hopkins University and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, examines the genetic correlates of cognitive and functional deficits in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Relevant Publications

Sensitivity and specificity of the UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment (UPSA-B) for identifying functional milestones in schizophrenia.
Impairment in functional capacity as an endophenotype candidate in severe mental illness.
Prediction of real-world functional disability in chronic mental disorders: a comparison of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Relationship of the Brief UCSD Performance‐based Skills Assessment (UPSA‐B) to multiple indicators of functioning in people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Cognitive and functional deficits in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia as a function of the presence and history of psychosis

Short-Term Executive Functioning Training

In these studies, (led by Michael Best, now at University of Toronto), we examined neurophysiological and behavioural changes following an intensive, short-term trial of cognitive activation for individuals with mood or psychotic disorders.