Background Antipsychotics are a class of medications primarily used to treat individuals with
psychotic disorders. They have also been indicated for patients with other psychiatric …

The pharmacological interventions available for individuals in the early stages of psychosis
are extremely limited. For those at clinical high risk for psychosis, there is no licensed …

Background: Treatment decision-making that fully involves service users is an aim across
medicine, including mental health. Aim: To explore service users experiences of taking …

Many published books that comment on the medical model have been written by doctors,
who assume that readers have the same knowledge of medicine, or by those who have …

Background: The literature on antipsychotic medication in psychosis lack systematization of
the empirical knowledge base on patients' subjective experiences of using antipsychotic …

Background The use of psychotropic medication is often the first line of treatment for people
with mental distress. However, many service users discontinue their prescribed medication …

Background: Despite the evidence of the importance of including service users' views on
psychotherapy after psychosis, there is a paucity of research investigating impact on full …

Many mental health service users decide to discontinue their psychotropic medication at
some stage in the treatment process; however, few studies have captured these …

Background With the growing prevalence of mental illness in young people, healthcare
professionals require an understanding of the social and psychological implications of …

Background Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are more likely to experience
functional decline, low well-being, comorbidities, shorter lifespan, and diminished quality of …