Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia: updated recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology

TRE Barnes, R Drake, C Paton… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
These updated guidelines from the British Association for Psychopharmacology replace the
original version published in 2011. They address the scope and targets of pharmacological …

Can we reduce the duration of untreated psychosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled interventional studies

D Oliver, C Davies, G Crossland, S Lim… - Schizophrenia …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Reduction of duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is the key strategy of early interventions
for improving the outcomes of first-episode psychosis. Although several controlled …

Heterogeneity in treatment outcomes and incomplete recovery in first episode psychosis: does one size fit all?

SL Griffiths, PA Lalousis, SJ Wood… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
The heterogeneity in recovery outcomes for individuals with First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
calls for a strong evidence base to inform practice at an individual level. Between 19–89% of …

Five-year illness trajectories across racial groups in the UK following a first episode psychosis

SL Griffiths, T Bogatsu, M Longhi, E Butler… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Psychosis disproportionally affects ethnic minority groups in high-income countries,
yet evidence of disparities in outcomes following intensive early intervention service (EIS) for …

Barriers to seeking early psychiatric treatment amongst first-episode psychosis patients: a qualitative study

AA Hasan, M Musleh - Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the family members' determinant of the delay in
seeking psychiatric care to patients diagnosed with psychosis. Methods: Qualitative semi …

Duration of unspecific prodromal and clinical high risk states, and early help-seeking in first-admission psychosis patients

F Schultze-Lutter, J Rahman, S Ruhrmann… - Social psychiatry and …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Prevention of psychosis requires both presence of clinical high risk (CHR) criteria
and early help-seeking. Previous retrospective studies of the duration of untreated illness (ie …

Canadian guidelines for the assessment and diagnosis of patients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

D Addington, S Abidi, I Garcia-Ortega… - The Canadian …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The objective of this article is to identify best practices in the diagnosis and
assessment of patients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. The …

Fidelity scales and performance measures to support implementation and quality assurance for first episode psychosis services

D Addington, M Birchwood, P Jones… - Early Intervention in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The purpose of this paper is to review fidelity and outcome measures which can be
used to support broad implementation of first episode psychosis services and ensure quality …

Three-year outcomes and predictors for full recovery in patients with early-stage psychosis

L Li, FZ Rami, BM Lee, WS Kim, SW Kim, BJ Lee… - Schizophrenia, 2022 - nature.com
In the present study, various outcomes over 3-year period in patients with early stage
psychosis including remission, recovery, relapse and medication adherence were …

Predictors of favourable outcome in young people with a first episode psychosis without antipsychotic medication

P Conus, SM Cotton, SM Francey, B O'Donoghue… - Schizophrenia …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Data from the literature suggests that some first episode psychosis (FEP)
patients may recover without antipsychotic medication. There is however no reliable way to …