Guidelines

To update the 2002 guidelines on treatment and management of schizophrenia in primary and secondary care

To review the available empirical evidence and give specific recommendations for the identification of children with autism

To make evidence-based treatment recommendations for patients with Parkinson disease (PD) with dementia, depression, and psychosis

To provide the reader with a review of literature pertinent to the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of adolescents

To determine the current best practice for treatment of infantile spasms in children

To promote evidence-based management of patients with psychoses/schizophrenia

To assist psychiatrists in assessing and treating adult patients with schizophrenia

To establish the clinical and cost effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depressive illness, schizophrenia, catatonia, and mania

To provide guidance to doctors on the many treatment options available for schizophrenia, based on the best available evidence from the medical...