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. 2015 Jan 25;2015(1):CD010653. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010653.pub2

4. Search strategies.

Database Phase and date Search strategy
MEDLINE (OvidSP) Phase I
Date: 13‐04‐11		 1          first‐rank.mp.
2          first rank.mp.
3          first?rank.mp.
4          FRS$.mp.
5          Schneiderian.mp
6          1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 (2137)
Phase II
Date: 01‐06‐11		 1          exp "International Classification of Diseases"/ (3305)
2          exp "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"/ (9349)
3          "Research Diagnostic Criteria".mp. (1325)
4          Feighner.mp. (147)
5          ICD.mp. (13774)
6          DSM.mp. (29660)
7          RDC.mp. (1143)
8          schneider.mp. (1529)
9          bleuler.mp. (215)
10        kraepelin.mp. (495)
11        "international pilot study of schizophrenia".mp. (47)
12        IPSS.mp. (1436)
13        "new haven schizophrenia index".mp. (13)
14        NHSI.mp. (14)
15        "present state examination".mp. (412)
16        PSE.mp. (1394)
17        "operational criteria".mp. (431)
18        (operation$ adj3 criteri$).mp. [mp=protocol supplementary concept, rare disease supplementary concept, title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] (1077)
19        "Sensitivity and Specificity"/ (233760)
20        Diagnosis/ (15703)
21        1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 (303793)
22        exp Schizophrenia/ (74720)
23        schizophren$.mp. (93319)
24        22 or 23 (93528)
25        21 and 24 (7401)
26        (animals not (humans and animals)).sh. (3503422)
27        25 not 26 (7398)
Phase III
Date: 17‐07‐11		 1          *schizophrenia/di [Diagnosis] (16918)
EMBASE (OvidSP) Phase I
Date: 13‐04‐11		 1          first‐rank.mp.
2          first rank.mp.
3          first?rank.mp.
4          FRS$.mp.
5          Schneiderian.mp
6          1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 (456)
Phase II
Date: 01‐06‐11		 1          exp "International Classification of Diseases"/ (5070)
2          exp "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"/ (17196)
3          "Research Diagnostic Criteria".mp. (1436)
4          Feighner.mp. (161)
5          ICD.mp. (20919)
6          DSM.mp. (38725)
7          RDC.mp. (1310)
8          schneider.mp. (2302)
9          bleuler.mp. (293)
10        kraepelin.mp. (661)
11        "international pilot study of schizophrenia".mp. (40)
12        IPSS.mp. (2881)
13        "new haven schizophrenia index".mp. (12)
14        NHSI.mp. (22)
15        "present state examination".mp. (447)
16        PSE.mp. (1625)
17        "operational criteria".mp. (557)
18        (operation$ adj3 criteri$).mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] (1358)
19        "Sensitivity and Specificity"/ (139513)
20        Diagnosis/ (544275)
21        1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 (755543)
22        exp Schizophrenia/ (110049)
23        schizophren$.mp. (120515)
24        22 or 23 (121863)
25        21 and 24 (12378)
26        Human/ (12332237)
27        nonhuman/ (3642333)
28        26 and 27 (656673)
29        27 not 28 (2985660)
30        25 not 29 (12368)
Phase III
Date: 17‐07‐11		 1          *schizophrenia/di [Diagnosis] (12453)
PsycINFO (OvidSP) Phase I
Date: 13‐04‐11		 1          first‐rank.mp.
2          first rank.mp.
3          first?rank.mp.
4          FRS$.mp.
5          Schneiderian.mp
6          1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 (588)
Phase II
Date: 01‐06‐11		 1          exp "International Classification of Diseases"/ (747)
2          "Research Diagnostic Criteria".mp. (1393)
3          Feighner.mp. (169)
4          ICD.mp. (4427)
5          DSM.mp. (42426)
6          RDC.mp. (392)
7          schneider.mp. (1283)
8          bleuler.mp. (464)
9          kraepelin.mp. (736)
10        "international pilot study of schizophrenia".mp. (68)
11        IPSS.mp. (53)
12        "new haven schizophrenia index".mp. (20)
13        NHSI.mp. (7)
14        "present state examination".mp. (811)
15        PSE.mp. (440)
16        "operational criteria".mp. (462)
17        (operation$ adj3 criteri$).mp. [mp=title, abstract, heading word, table of contents, key concepts, original title, tests & measures] (810)
18        Diagnosis/ (25820)
19        "Research Diagnostic Criteria".mp. (1393)
20        exp "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual"/ (4184)
21        exp Research Diagnostic Criteria/ (122)
22        1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 (72691)
23        exp SCHIZOPHRENIA/ (62498)
24        schizophren$.mp. (88734)
25        23 or 24 (88734)
26        22 and 25 (10364)
27        limit 26 to human (10180)
MEDION Date: 24‐02‐11
02‐12‐13		 (schizophrenia or schizophrenic or schizophreniform in title or abstract) or (psychosis or psychoses or psychotic in title or abstract) (11)

All databases searched from inception.

All searches were undertaken, added to a common database and duplicates deleted.