Interventions for adolescents and adults with psychosis in Africa: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Global Burden of Disease attributable to psychotic disorders in African countries is high and has increased sharply in recent years. Yet, there is a scarcity of evidence on effective, appropriate and acceptable interventions for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders on the continent.

Methods

We carried out a systematic review and narrative synthesis of peer-reviewed literature evaluating the impact of non-pharmacological interventions for adolescents and adults (10-65 years) in African countries. Two reviewers independently double-screened all articles and performed data extraction and quality appraisal using standardized tools.

Results

Of the 8529 unique texts returned by our search, 12 studies were identified for inclusion, from seven countries:

SUBMITTER: Hunt X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806991 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature