20‐year follow‐up study of physical morbidity and mortality in relationship to antipsychotic treatment in a nationwide cohort of 62,250 patients with schizophrenia (FIN20)

Taipale, Heidi; Tanskanen, Antti; Mehtälä, Juha; Vattulainen, Pia; U. Correll, Christoph; Tiihonen, Jari

doi:10.1002/wps.20699

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20‐year follow‐up study of physical morbidity and mortality in relationship to antipsychotic treatment in a nationwide cohort of 62,250 patients with schizophrenia (FIN20)

Published in World Psychiatry • Jan 10, 2020

Authors:

Heidi Taipale

Antti Tanskanen

Juha Mehtälä

Abstract

Antipsychotics are effective in preventing relapses of schizophrenia, but it is generally believed that their long-term use is harmful for patients' physical well-being. However, there are no long-term studies which have verified this view. This nationwide, register-based cohort study aimed to asses...

Subject

Medicine

Antipsychotic

Hazard ratio

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