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Aims

RADAR's primary aims are to:

Test the effects of reducing and discontinuing antipsychotic medication in people with long-term schizophrenia and similar conditions
Record and evaluate how structured reduction and discontinuation affects the chances of having a relapse

and also to:

Develop the best methods for reducing and discontinuing antipsychotics, in consultation with experts, service users and carers with relevant experience.
Develop new criteria and methods for judging relapse in psychotic disorders

This study is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research (Grant Reference Number RP-PG-0514-20004). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.