Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Is Independently Associated With Severe Psychopathology in Schizophrenia and Is Changed by Antipsychotic Administration: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Is Independently Associated With Severe Psychopathology in Schizophrenia and Is Changed by Antipsychotic Administration: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study

Background: Immunological and inflammatory mechanisms play an important role in schizophrenia. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a value obtained by dividing the absolute number of neutrophils by the absolute lymphocyte count and represents a biomarker of systemic inflammatory response. Th...

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Main Authors: Xia Zhou, Xiaolan Wang, Rui Li, Jun Yan, Ying Xiao, Weiguang Li, Hong Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
antipsychotics
brief psychiatric rating scale
clinical global impression severity scale
schizophrenia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.581061/full

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