Annual Evidence Update on Schizophrenia: 12-16 April 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - mental health.

The Schizophrenia Annual Evidence Update (AEU) contains the best available evidence published on schizophrenia during 2009.

The AEU is divided up into sections on:

• Epidemiology and Pathology
• Incidence and Prevalence
• UK Treatment Guidelines and International Guidelines
• Risk Factors
• Diagnosis
• Treatment including Early Intervention, Antipsychotics (1st and 2nd generation, depot injections), Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Psychosocial Interventions.
• Prognosis
• Populations and Settings (Children and Adolescents, Criminal Behaviour, women, caregivers and workplace)
• Co Morbidity
• Dual Diagnosis
• Health Economics
• Health Service Provision

The NHS Evidence – mental health team have searched and sifted evidence from a number of databases, including Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cinahl and TRIP.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth.