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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.

Explanatory models of psychosis amongst British South Asians (2015)
Journal Article
Bhikha, A., Farooq, S., Chaudhry, N., Naeem, F., & Husain, N. (2015). Explanatory models of psychosis amongst British South Asians. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 16, 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2015.05.042

Purpose
A strong interest in the understanding, exploring, and extracting explanatory models of psychosis has recently arisen. Explanatory models (EMs) offer justifications and propose explanations when coping with and treating illnesses. Therefore,... Read More about Explanatory models of psychosis amongst British South Asians.

Brief culturally adapted CBT for psychosis (CaCBTp): A randomized controlled trial from a low income country (2015)
Journal Article
Naeem, F., Saeed, S., Irfan, M., Kiran, T., Mehmood, N., Gul, M., …Kingdon, D. (2015). Brief culturally adapted CBT for psychosis (CaCBTp): A randomized controlled trial from a low income country. Schizophrenia Research, 164(1-3), 143-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2015.02.015

Evidence for the effectiveness of Culturally adapted CBT for psychosis in Low And Middle Income Countries (LAMIC) is limited. Therefore, brief Culturally adapted CBT for psychosis (CaCBTp) targeted at symptoms of schizophrenia for outpatients plus tr... Read More about Brief culturally adapted CBT for psychosis (CaCBTp): A randomized controlled trial from a low income country.

Self-help and guided self-help interventions for schizophrenia and related disorders (2015)
Journal Article
Naeem, F., Xiang, S., Munshi, T. A., Kingdon, D., & Farooq, S. Self-help and guided self-help interventions for schizophrenia and related disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd011698

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

To evaluate evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for the efficacy of self‐help/guided self‐help for people with schizophrenia or related disorders... Read More about Self-help and guided self-help interventions for schizophrenia and related disorders.

Brief Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) for depression: A randomized controlled trial from Pakistan (2015)
Journal Article
Naeem, F., Gul, M., Irfan, M., Munshi, T., Asif, A., Rashid, S., …Ayub, M. (2015). Brief Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) for depression: A randomized controlled trial from Pakistan. Journal of Affective Disorders, 177, 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.02.012

Objectives
To determine the efficacy of brief Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) for depression when added to Treatment As usual (TAU)—delivered by trained therapists using a manual compared with alone TAU.

Methods
This was an assessor-blinded, rand... Read More about Brief Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) for depression: A randomized controlled trial from Pakistan.

Interventions Following Traumatic Event in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Response (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (2015). Interventions Following Traumatic Event in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Response. https://doi.org/10.4172/Psychiatry.1000269

Introduction - Recent attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, is
perhaps one the worst act of terrorism committed involving children
and adolescent. There have been numerous acts of school shootings
reported from Western and Americ... Read More about Interventions Following Traumatic Event in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Response.

Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., Kingston, P., & Regan, J. (2015). Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review. Mental Health Review Journal, 20(1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhrj-12-2013-0040

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to systematically appraise the effect of use of interpreters for mental health problems in old age. The primary objective of the review is to assess the impact of a language barrier for assessment and management... Read More about Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review.

Clozapine prescribing in the UK: views and experience of consultant psychiatrists (2015)
Journal Article
Tungaraza, T. E., & Farooq, S. (2015). Clozapine prescribing in the UK: views and experience of consultant psychiatrists. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 5(2), 88-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/2045125314566808

Objectives:
It has been repeatedly shown that clozapine is underutilized and there is delayed use of it in clinical practice.
Method:
An online survey was sent to 2771 consultant psychiatrists registered with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in... Read More about Clozapine prescribing in the UK: views and experience of consultant psychiatrists.

A Qualitative Study to Explore Patients’, Carers’ and Health Professionals’ Views to Culturally Adapt CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) in Pakistan (2014)
Journal Article
Naeem, F., Habib, N., Gul, M., Khalid, M., Saeed, S., Farooq, S., …Kingdon, D. (2016). A Qualitative Study to Explore Patients’, Carers’ and Health Professionals’ Views to Culturally Adapt CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) in Pakistan. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 44(1), 43-55. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1352465814000332

Background: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has an established evidence base and is recommended by the national organizations in United Kingdom and the United States. CBT remains under utilized in low and middle income countries. CBT was developed... Read More about A Qualitative Study to Explore Patients’, Carers’ and Health Professionals’ Views to Culturally Adapt CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) in Pakistan.

Fixed dose-combination products in psychiatry: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., & Singh, S. P. (2015). Fixed dose-combination products in psychiatry: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 29(5), 556-564. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881114541016

Despite highly prevalent use of drug combinations in psychiatry, combination products are not commonly available. We aimed to systematically review the evidence for the use and efficacy of combination products in the practice of psychiatry. Systemati... Read More about Fixed dose-combination products in psychiatry: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Brief vs Standard Duration) for Schizophrenia (2014)
Journal Article
Naeem, F., Farooq, S., & Kingdon, D. (2014). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Brief vs Standard Duration) for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 40(5), 958-959. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbu113

There is some evidence from research that suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) might offer some advantage if offered in combination with pharmacological treatments for people with schizophrenia. There are, however, limitati... Read More about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Brief vs Standard Duration) for Schizophrenia.

Tackling nonadherence in psychiatric disorders: current opinion (2014)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., & Naeem, F. (in press). Tackling nonadherence in psychiatric disorders: current opinion. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2014(10), 1069—1077. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s40777

Abstract: Nonadherence to treatment is a major challenge in all fields of medicine, and it has been claimed that increasing the effectiveness of adherence interventions may have far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement... Read More about Tackling nonadherence in psychiatric disorders: current opinion.

Effect of fasting on serum lithium levels: an experimental study in animal models. (2014)
Journal Article
Ahmed, Z., Subhan, F., Tahir Shah, M., & Farooq, S. (2014). Effect of fasting on serum lithium levels: an experimental study in animal models. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 27(1), 33-37

Muslims throughout the world observe dawn to dusk fast in the month of Holy Ramadan. This study aims to investigate the effect of fasting on serum lithium levels in an animal model under typical conditions of Ramadan. Animals were categorized into or... Read More about Effect of fasting on serum lithium levels: an experimental study in animal models..

THE EARLY AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME (LAMI) COUNTRIES: A PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE (2013)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (in press). THE EARLY AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME (LAMI) COUNTRIES: A PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE. Khyber Medical University Journal, 5(4), 177-178

The common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent psychiatric disorders. Only one disorder i.e. depression is to become second leading cause of burden of disease in developing countries and it is appropriate that these d... Read More about THE EARLY AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME (LAMI) COUNTRIES: A PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE.

Cognitive behaviour therapy (brief versus standard duration) for schizophrenia (2013)
Journal Article
Naeem, F., Farooq, S., & Kingdon, D. Cognitive behaviour therapy (brief versus standard duration) for schizophrenia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd010646

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

To compare the effects of brief cognitive behavioural therapy against standard cognitive behavioural therapy for schizophrenia.