World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia. Part 3: Update 2015 Management of special circumstances: Depression, Suicidality, substance use disorders and pregnancy and lactation

Alkomiet Hasan, Peter Falkai, Thomas Wobrock, Jeffrey Lieberman, Birte Glenthøj, Wagner F Gattaz, Florence Thibaut, Hans-Jürgen Möller, WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Schizophrenia

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Abstract

These updated guidelines are based on the first edition of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of schizophrenia published in the years 2005 and 2006. For this 2015 revision, all available publications pertaining to the biological treatment of schizophrenia were reviewed systematically to allow for an evidence-based update. These guidelines provide evidence-based practice recommendations which are clinically and scientifically relevant. They are intended to be used by all physicians diagnosing and treating patients with schizophrenia. Based on the first version of these guidelines a systematic review, as well as a data extraction from national guidelines have been performed for this update. The identified literature was evaluated with respect to the strength of evidence for its efficacy and subsequently categorised into six levels of evidence (A-F) and five levels of recommendation (1-5). This third part of the updated guidelines covers the management of the following specific treatment circumstances: comorbid depression, suicidality, various comorbid substance use disorders (legal and illegal drugs), and pregnancy and lactation. These guidelines are primarily concerned with the biological treatment (including antipsychotic medication and other pharmacological treatment options) of patients with schizophrenia.

Original languageEnglish
JournalWorld Journal of Biological Psychiatry
Volume16
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)142-70
Number of pages29
ISSN1562-2975
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Breast Feeding
  • Depression
  • Disease Management
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Lactation
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Psychotherapy
  • Schizophrenia
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Suicide
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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