A meta-analysis of effectiveness of real-world studies of antipsychotics in schizophrenia: Are the results consistent with the findings of randomized controlled trials?

Abstract Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been considered as gold standard for establishing the efficacy and safety of investigational new drugs; nonetheless, the generalizability of their findings has been questioned. To address this issue, an increasing number of naturalistic studies and r...

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Main Authors: Lajos Katona, István Bitter, Pál Czobor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01636-9