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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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..