The excellent editorial by Morrison et al1 strongly makes the case to shift current practice away from one in which service users are told that medication works and that they really must take it, towards one in which service users are presented with an accurate representation of the costs and benefits of antipsychotic medication and supported to make informed decisions about whether or not, for them, this is a option that appeals. This raises a very important challenge. How do we translate the information from this review of meta-analyses and double randomised controlled trials into something that will change the practice of front-line healthcare staff and be of direct use to service users?
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