Metabolic side effects of antipsychotic drugs in individuals with schizophrenia during medium- to long-term treatment: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract Background Antipsychotic drugs and especially the newer compounds are known to cause metabolic side effects. However, a comprehensive comparison of the different substances regarding their propensity to cause metabolic side effects in medium- to long-term treatment of schizophrenia is lacki...

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Main Authors: Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Angelika Kapfhammer, Dongfang Wang, Irene Bighelli, Spyridon Siafis, Hui Wu, Wulf-Peter Hansen, John M. Davis, Georgia Salanti, Stefan Leucht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01760-z