F214. psychological interventions for positive symptoms in schizophrenia: a network meta-analysis

DiscussionWe are going to investigate the possible sources of heterogeneity with the pre-planned subgroup analyses: number of sessions, study duration, individual versus group setting, expertise of the therapist and baseline severity.A network meta-analysis is the only methodology that allows the production of hierarchies of interventions for treatment of schizophrenia. Such hierarchies, saying which treatment is likely to be the best, the second best and so on, are essential for guideline development. The results of this study are therefore likely to provide knowledge of great impact for treatment decisions.This project has received funding from the European Union ’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 701717.
Source: Schizophrenia Bulletin - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research