Howes et al reported criteria for treatment response for a patient being treated for schizophrenia. The authors are from the Treatment Response and Resistance in Psychosis (TRRIP) Working Group.
Patient selection: being treated for schizophrenia
Criteria for an adequate treatment response - all of the following:
(1) symptoms severity not more than mild (none, minimal, mild)
(2) response duration >= 12 weeks
(3) functional impairment mild or better on a standardized scale
where:
• Social and Occupational Functioning Scale (SOFAS) can be used to grade functional impairment.
• Adverse side effects also need to be taken into consideration, unless considered to be part of symptom severity.
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