Background The degree of efficacy, safety, quality, and certainty of meta-analytic evidence of
biological non-pharmacological treatments in mental disorders is unclear. Methods We …

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) translate evidence into recommendations to improve
patient care and outcomes. To provide an overview of schizophrenia CPGs, we conducted a …

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With
Schizophrenia seeks to reduce these substantial psychosocial and public health …

British Psychology Society Textbook of the Year 2020 Why do people who are more socially
connected live longer and have better health than those who are socially isolated? Why are …

The long‐term benefit‐to‐risk ratio of sustained antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia
has recently been questioned. In this paper, we critically examine the literature on the long …

We conducted a systematic review of meta-analyses and systematic reviews to evaluate the
impact of cannabis use on the onset and course of psychoses. Following a systematic …

Introduction Childhood trauma is a risk factor for the development of psychosis. Furthermore,
a number of theories propose specific mechanisms by which childhood trauma may …

We performed a meta-analysis to synthesize evidence on the efficacy and safety of physical
exercise as an add-on therapeutic intervention for quality of life (QoL), depressive symptoms …

Psychosocial interventions are recommended in schizophrenia and first-episode
psychosis/early psychosis (EP). Nevertheless, literature is heterogeneous and often …

Objective: To familiarize the reader with the role of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in
current psychiatric medicine. Method: We review clinical indications for ECT, patient …