§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what research projects his Department has landed to test the effectiveness of community care for people suffering from schizophrenic psychosis; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieThree research projects directly commissioned by the Department and specifically relevant to the examination of the effectiveness of community care for schizophrenia sufferers are currently in progress:
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- 1 Early brief treatment versus sustained neuroleptic treatment in the maintenance phase of schizophrenic illness (Charing Cross hospital).
- 2 Assessment of the needs of chronic schizophrenics living in the Harrow health district (clinical research centre, Northwick Park hospital).
- 3 The management of schizophrenia in the community (Institute of Psychiatry, London).
In addition, a number of research projects directly commissioned by the Department in the mental illness field are relevant to the treatment of schizophrenia in the community, as well as to other diagnostic groups. The annual DHSS handbook of research and development, which is in the Library, gives details of all the Department's directly commissioned research.