Background People with schizophrenia have higher rates of smoking than the general
population, and lower quit rates. Several randomised controlled trials have investigated the …

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

Objective: To critically appraise the methodological rigour of the clinical practice guidelines
(CPGs) vis-à-vis BPH surgery as used by specialist research associations in the US, Europe …

Objectives The aim of this study was to identify current physical health guidelines for severe
mental illness (SMI) and appraise them using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and …

Background Effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapies in acute psychiatric inpatient
settings remains under-researched. The aim of this study was to compare effectiveness and …

Purpose Guidelines and recommendations become increasingly important in clinical
urologic practice. This study aims to inform clinicians using guidelines on how to evaluate …

Savvy Psychopharmacology increased risk of neuropsychiatric events in individuals with
SMI. 2 This led some clinicians to hesitate to prescribe varenicline or bupropion to patients …

Murray et al have written a timely, thoughtful, and useful article (“Smoking cessation:
Varenicline and the risk of neuropsychiatric adverse events,” Current Psychiatry, July 2022 …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) can be prevented through vaccination with the Bacillus
Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, but it still poses a major global health problem. South …

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Comments&Controversies More on varenicline Murray et al have written a timely, thoughtful, and …