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Real World Effectiveness of Antipsychotic Treatment on Functional Outcomes Over Ten Years: A National Cohort of Patients in Denmark with Schizophrenia

2026-01-08 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundAntipsychotic medications are recommended for managing schizophrenia spectrum disorders, yet their long-term effects on functional recovery remain unclear. Existing evidence is conflicting, often derived from between-subject comparisons vulnerable to confounding by indication. MethodsWe conducted a nationwide register-based cohort study of 65,630 individuals with incident schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Denmark (1998-2023). We modelled antipsychotic exposure against productive en...

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