There is increasing academic and clinical interest in how “lifestyle factors” traditionally
associated with physical health may also relate to mental health and psychological well …

Background Schizophrenia is a common, severe, and usually chronic disorder. Maintenance
treatment with antipsychotic drugs can prevent relapse but also causes side-effects. We …

Preventive approaches have latterly gained traction for improving mental health in young
people. In this paper, we first appraise the conceptual foundations of preventive psychiatry …

The current management of patients with primary psychosis worldwide is often remarkably
stereotyped. In almost all cases an antipsychotic medication is prescribed, with second …

Antipsychotics are effective in preventing relapses of schizophrenia, but it is generally
believed that their long‐term use is harmful for patients' physical well‐being. However, there …

The usefulness of current psychiatric classification, which is based on ICD/DSM categorical
diagnoses, remains questionable. A promising alternative has been put forward as the …

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 …

Treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) occurs in approximately 30% of individuals
diagnosed with schizophrenia. The identification and management of TRS in clinical …

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