The British Journal of Psychiatry (2007) 191: s1-s6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.191.50.s1
© 2007 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Evolution of outcome measures in schizophrenia
Tom Burns, MD
Social Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford
Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK. Email:
tom.burns{at}psych.ox.ac.uk
Declaration of interest T.B. has received payments for lectures and
consultancies from Eli Lilly, Janssen and Otsuka in the past 5 years.
Outcome has been a key concern in schizophrenia since Kraepelin first
identified the disorder. The outcomes that researchers and clinicians use and
value in their work with it have changed to reflect evolving theories about it
and the available interventions. This supplement tracks those changes and
examines the merits and use of structured approaches to understand this most
complex disorder.
Copyright © 2007 The Royal College of Psychiatrists.