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Review
. 2017 Sep;62(9):662-672.
doi: 10.1177/0706743717719900.

Canadian Practice Guidelines for Comprehensive Community Treatment for Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Donald Addington  1 , Elizabeth Anderson  2 , Martina Kelly  3 , Alain Lesage  4 , Chris Summerville  5
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Canadian Practice Guidelines for Comprehensive Community Treatment for Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Donald Addington et al. Can J Psychiatry. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this review is to identify the features and components of a comprehensive system of services for people living with schizophrenia. A comprehensive system was conceived as one that served the full range of people with schizophrenia and was designed with consideration of the incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia. The system should provide access to the full range of evidence-based services, should be recovery oriented, and should provide patient-centred care.

Method: A systematic search was conducted for published guidelines for schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The guidelines were rated by at least 2 raters, and recommendations adopted were primarily drawn from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2014) Guideline on Psychosis and Schizophrenia in adults and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network guidelines on management of schizophrenia.

Results: The recommendations adapted for Canada cover the range of services required to provide comprehensive services.

Conclusions: Comprehensive services for people with schizophrenia can be organized and delivered to improve the quality of life of people with schizophrenia and their carers. The services need to be organized in a system that provides access to those who need them.

Keywords: clinical practice guidelines; community mental health services; epidemiology; health care policy; health services research; schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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