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Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2015). Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-9784.1000.191

The mobile Health offers great potential for delivery of Psycho-social Interventions. So far, the researchers have focused mainly on efficacy, and to some extent feasibility of Psycho-social Interventions. Poor reporting of development and initial te... Read More about Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals..

Interventions for psychotic symptoms concomitant with epilepsy (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., & Sherin, A. Interventions for psychotic symptoms concomitant with epilepsy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006118.pub3

Background
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 4, 2008.

People suffering from epilepsy have an increased risk of experiencing psychotic symptoms. The psychotic syndromes associated with epilepsy have gene... Read More about Interventions for psychotic symptoms concomitant with epilepsy.

Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (2015). Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more. Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, 29(3),

The importance of research in providing evidence based solutions can't be overemphasized. Therefore almost all curricula both in under and postgraduate medical training have some components of training in research. This varies from teaching in statis... Read More about Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more.

Pharmacological interventions for acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., Rehman, M., & Naeem, F. Pharmacological interventions for acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd011974

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To evaluate the effects of pharmacological interventions, including cost‐effectiveness, when compared to placebo or between different pharmacological agents in... Read More about Pharmacological interventions for acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD).

Apps in mental health practice: uses, opportunities and challenges. (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2015). Apps in mental health practice: uses, opportunities and challenges. BJPsych Bulletin, 288 - 290. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.114.050005

Smartphones are used by patients and clinicians alike. Vast numbers of software applications (apps) run on smartphones and carry out useful functions. Clinician- and patient-oriented mental health apps have been developed. In this article, we provide... Read More about Apps in mental health practice: uses, opportunities and challenges..

Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) (2015)
Journal Article
Sijbrandij, M., Farooq, S., Bryant, R. A., Dawson, K., Hamdani, S. U., Chiumento, A., Minhas, F., Saeed, K., Rahman, A., & van Ommeren, M. (2015). Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT). BMC Psychiatry, 15(1), Article 232. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0602-y

Background
In humanitarian settings common mental disorders (depression, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder) are highly prevalent. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed Problem Management Plus (PM+), a 5-session, individual... Read More about Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan (2015)
Journal Article
Irfan, M., Miguel Caldas de Almeida, J., MP Irfan, U., Ahmad Raza, U., & Farooq, S. (2015). Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 65(9), 937-942

Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of general practitioners about diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and determine their association with clinical exposure to such cases in practice.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conduct... Read More about Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for schizophrenia and related disorders (2015)
Journal Article
Naeem, F., Asmer, M. S., Khoury, B., Kingdon, D., & Farooq, S. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for schizophrenia and related disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd011734

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To compare the efficacy of ACT for people with schizophrenia compared with (a) treatment as usual and (b) other psychosocial interventions.