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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..

Measurement of non-adherence with treatment in research and clinical practice. (2013)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (2013). Measurement of non-adherence with treatment in research and clinical practice. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 10(2),

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.

Public health and physician focused strategies to improve medication adherence in psychotic disorders (2013)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (2013). Public health and physician focused strategies to improve medication adherence in psychotic disorders. World Psychiatry, 12(3), 238-239. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20068

Using Treatment Response to Subtype Schizophrenia: Proposal for a New Paradigm in Classification (2013)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., Agid, O., Foussias, G., & Remington, G. (2013). Using Treatment Response to Subtype Schizophrenia: Proposal for a New Paradigm in Classification. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 39(6), 1169-1172. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbt137

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.

Early intervention for psychosis in low- and middle-income countries needs a public health approach (2013)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (2013). Early intervention for psychosis in low- and middle-income countries needs a public health approach. British Journal of Psychiatry, 202(3), 168-169. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.113761

Early intervention in psychosis has significantly improved outcomes compared with standard treatment but it is considered as a luxury for low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. However, a public health approach that is based on the principles of su... Read More about Early intervention for psychosis in low- and middle-income countries needs a public health approach.

Collaborative care for depression: a literature review and a model for implementation in developing countries (2013)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (2013). Collaborative care for depression: a literature review and a model for implementation in developing countries. International Health, 5(1), 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihs015

Depression will soon be the leading cause of disability in developing countries but effective treatments are not widely available. There is compelling evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the multicondition collaborative care (MCC... Read More about Collaborative care for depression: a literature review and a model for implementation in developing countries.