How well do patients with a first episode of schizophrenia respond to antipsychotics: A systematic review and meta-analysis
It is often stated that first-episode patients tend to respond better to antipsychotics than chronic patients, but the exact numbers and moderators of response in this population are unclear. We, therefore, present the first systematic review on response rates of first episode patients with schizophrenia in randomized trials. We searched multiple databases for randomized-controlled trials of antipsychotics in acutely ill patients with a first episode of schizophrenia (last search: November 17, 2016).
Source: European Neuropsychopharmacology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yikang Zhu, Chunbo Li, Maximilian Huhn, Philipp Rothe, Marc Krause, Irene Bighelli, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Stefan Leucht Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research