LiHua Xu, PhD

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About

LiHua Xu, PhD, is affiliated with the Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, and related research centers in Shanghai, China. Xu has published extensively on psychotic disorders, focusing on topics such as niacin-induced skin flushing patterns in early psychosis, the relationship between attenuated niacin response and inflammatory imbalance, and antipsychotic exposure in individuals at clinical high risk of psychosis. Xu's work, appearing between 2022 and 2025, contributes to clinical understanding of psychosis prediction and intervention. Frequent collaborators include ChunBo Li, JiJun Wang, Tao Chen, TianHong Zhang, and XiaoChen Tang.

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Niacin-Induced Response in Early Psychosis
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Niacin-Induced Response in Early Psychosis

July 21, 2025

The authors found that niacin-induced skin flushing response attenuation can serve as a valuable early marker for psychosis.
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Inflammatory Features in Prodromal Psychosis
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Inflammatory Features in Prodromal Psychosis

July 17, 2023

This study suggests that niacin response tests should be considered in early psychosis identification and prediction.
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Antipsychotic Prescription in Prodromal Psychosis
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Antipsychotic Prescription in Prodromal Psychosis

March 21, 2022

Although antipsychotics are not considered the first option to treat individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis, use of these medications is common. This study explored characteristics of...
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