Risks of all-cause death and completed suicide in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder treated with long-acting injectable or oral antipsychotics: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Taiwan

Abstract Background Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics improve medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia and extend the duration of therapeutic drug levels but with administration of an increased dose. Real-world mortality data in patients prescribed LAIs are lacking. We conduct...

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Main Authors: Chao-Hsiun Tang, Shih-Pei Shen, Min-Wei Huang, Hong Qiu, Sayuri Watanabe, Choo Hua Goh, Yanfang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821022586/type/journal_article