Clinical Effectiveness

When assessing the success of a certain pharmacologic treatment for a patient with schizophrenia, there is a distinction to be made between “efficacy” and “effectiveness”.  The Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis has created a clinical definition for ‘treatment effectiveness’ based on a sound conceptual framework, currently available evidence and clinical experience.  This definition will assist clinicians in evaluating an effective response to treatment which will incorporate efficacy, tolerability and acceptance.

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This conceptual framework was created by a national faculty and reviewed by our membership.

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Author:  Dr. Ashok Malla

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