Books
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Schizophrenia: The NICE Guideline on Core Interventions in the Treatment and Management
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
2010, 2nd edition
Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists
This guideline on Schizophrenia, commissioned by NICE and developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, sets out clear, evidence- and consensus-based recommendations for healthcare staff on how to manage and treat schizophrenia in adults. This guideline is an update of the previous guidance (full guideline published 2003), which was the first guideline that NICE ever produced and which was judged to be superior to other schizophrenia guidelines in an international survey. This updated guideline provides new clinical and economic evidence about the use of psychological and psychosocial interventions and antipsychotic drugs and new reviews of early intervention services, primary care and treatment for physical health problems. There are also new chapters on access and engagement for minority ethnic groups and on service user and carer experience of treatment and care for schizophrenia.
