The Lancet – A New Vision for Mental Health

Time-dependent effect of antipsychotic discontinuation and dose reduction on social functioning and subjective quality of life–a multilevel meta-analysis

Author: Editorial 5th January 2024 0 Comments

This study has been published in eClinicalMedicine (part of The Lancet Discovery Science) The summary says: “Background Meta-analyses indicate superiority of antipsychotic maintenance treatment over discontinuation within up to 24 months after treatment initiation for patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. In terms…
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collaborative practice

antipsychotics, dose reduction, neuroleptics, psychosis, Research, schizophrenia, The Lancet

A proposal to introduce formal recording of psychosocial adversities associated with mental health using ICD-10 codes

Author: Editorial 2nd March 2022 0 Comments

This article by Kate Allsop and Peter Kinderman has been published in The Lancet. It begins: “It is well known that poverty and social inequity are major determinants of our mental health, 1 and the United Nations Special Rapporteur 2 characterises mental health…
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a coherent system

Kate Allsopp, Peter Kinderman, psychosocial factors, The Lancet