Are People Worse Off in a Mental Health Treatment Paradigm Where Medication Is Deemphasised? A Naturalistic Noninferiority Trial of an Initiative to Improve Patient Choice
Findings suggest that MFT is not associated with inferior short-term treatment outcomes in the population currently receiving this care. These results may reassure clinicians and policymakers in supporting patient choice and may assist patients in selecting their preferred treatment approach.This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03499080), date 17/04/2018.
Authors
- Allan Abbass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-5770)
- Jūratė Šaltytė Benth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-2272)
- Ole André Solbakken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8341-0560)
- Kari Standal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9957-1481)
- Kristin Sverdvik Heiervang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4553-8771)
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Institute of Medical Ethics (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251390930
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03