Wolfgang Gaebel

TL;DR: This pragmatic trial suggests that clinically meaningful antipsychotic treatment of first-episode of schizophrenia is achievable, for at least 1 year, but it cannot conclude that second-generation drugs are more efficacious than is haloperidol, since discontinuation rates are not necessarily consistent with symptomatic improvement.

TL;DR: A consensus-building meeting on social cognition in schizophrenia was held at the National Institute of Mental Health in March 2006, and agreement was reached on several points, including definitions of terms, the significance of social cognition for schizophrenia research, and suggestions for future research directions.

TL;DR: The essence of the broad DSM-IV definition of schizophrenia is retained and changes in its definition should improve diagnosis and characterization of individuals with schizophrenia and facilitate measurement-based treatment and concurrently provide a more useful platform for research that will elucidate its nature.

TL;DR: A comprehensive framework that may be useful for designing, implementing and evaluating interventions and programmes to reduce excess mortality in persons with SMD is described, incorporating lessons learned from the multilevel model of risk and the comprehensive intervention framework.

TL;DR: The German health interview and examination survey for adults with the mental health module (DEGS1-MH) is the successor to the last survey of mental disorders in the general German population 15 years ago and reports the basic findings on the 12-month prevalence ofmental disorders, associated disabilities and self-reported healthcare utilization.