Supervised treatment in outpatients for schizophrenia plus (STOPS+): protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a community-based intervention to improve treatment adherence and reduce the treatment gap for schizophrenia in Pakistan

Introduction There is a significant treatment gap, with only a few community-based services for people with schizophrenia in low-income and middle-income countries. Poor treatment adherence in schizophrenia is associated with poorer health outcomes, suicide attempts and death. We previously reported...

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Main Authors: Christian Mallen, Zia Ul-Haq, Atif Rahman, Martyn Lewis, Thomas Andrew Shepherd, Mian Ul-Haq, Muhammad Firaz Khan, Adil Afridi, Michelle E Robinson, Umaima Saeed, Naila Riaz Awan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/6/e034709.full