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ArticleSchizophrenia bulletin2014

Schizophrenia--time to commit to policy change.

W Wolfgang Fleischhacker, Celso Arango, Paul Arteel, Thomas R E Barnes, William Carpenter, Ken Duckworth, Silvana Galderisi, Lisa Halpern, Martin Knapp, Stephen R Marder and 3 more

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Article in Schizophrenia bulletin, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

112 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

W Wolfgang Fleischhacker*To whom correspondence should be addressed; Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; tel: +43-512-504-23669, fax: +43-512-504-25267, e-mail: Wolfgang.fleischhacker@i-med.ac.at.
Celso Arango
Paul Arteel
Thomas R E Barnes
William Carpenter
Ken Duckworth
Silvana Galderisi
Lisa Halpern
Martin Knapp
Stephen R Marder
Mary Moller
Norman Sartorius
Peter Woodruff

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Care and outcomes for people with schizophrenia have improved in recent years, but further progress is needed to help more individuals achieve an independent and fulfilled life. This report sets out the current need, informs policy makers and all relevant stakeholders who influence care quality, and supports their commitment to creating a better future. The authors recommend the following policy actions, based on research evidence, stakeholder consultation, and examples of best practice worldwide. (1) Provide an evidence-based, integrated care package for people with schizophrenia that addresses their mental and physical health needs. (2) Provide support for people with schizophrenia to enter and to remain in their community, and develop mechanisms to help guide them through the complex benefit and employment systems. (3) Provide concrete support, information, and educational programs to families and carers on how to enhance care for an individual living with schizophrenia in a manner that entails minimal disruption to their lives. (4) All stakeholders, including organizations that support people living with schizophrenia, should be consulted to regularly revise, update, and improve policy on the management of schizophrenia. (5) Provide support, which is proportionate to the impact of the disease, for research and development of new treatments. (6) Establish adequately funded, ongoing, and regular awareness-raising campaigns that form an integral part of routine plans of action. Implementation of the above recommendations will require engagement by every stakeholder, but with commitment from all, change can be achieved.

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Health PolicyAntipsychotic AgentsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCommunity Mental Health ServicesEmployment, SupportedEvidence-Based MedicineFamily TherapyHumansIndependent LivingPatient Education as TopicPsychotherapyQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionSchizophreniaSocial SupportAntipsychotic Agentsantipsychoticshealth policypsychotherapyquality of liferecoveryschizophrenia

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PMID24778411
PMCPMC4002061

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