29 December 2009
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
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DISEASE/CONDITION(S)
Schizophrenia and related disorders, i.e.,

• Schizoaffective disorder
• Schizophreniform disorder
• Delusional disorder

GUIDELINE CATEGORY
Evaluation
Management
Treatment

CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Family Practice
Internal Medicine
Psychiatry
Psychology

INTENDED USERS
Advanced Practice Nurses
Allied Health Personnel
Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics
Hospitals
Nurses
Occupational Therapists
Patients
Physicians
Psychologists/Non-physician Behavioral Health
Clinicians
Social Workers

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S)
To update the 2002 guidelines on treatment and management of schizophrenia in primary and secondary care

Specifically the guideline aims to:

• Improve access and engagement with treatment and services for people with schizophrenia
• Evaluate the role of specific psychological and psychosocial interventions in the treatment of schizophrenia
• Evaluate the role of specific pharmacological interventions in the treatment of schizophrenia
• Evaluate the role of specific service level interventions for people with schizophrenia
• Integrate the above to provide best-practice advice on the care of people with schizophrenia and their family and carers
• Promote the implementation of best clinical practice through the development of recommendations tailored to the requirements of the National Health Service in England and Wales