The Cumulative Effect of Antipsychotic Usage on Mortality in Schizophrenia: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study in Korea
The Cumulative Effect of Antipsychotic Usage on Mortality in Schizophrenia: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study in Korea
- 대한정신약물학회
- Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
- Vol.20 No.3
- : SCOPUS, SCIE, KCI등재
- 2022.08
- 573 - 577 (5 pages)
Objective: To investigate the cumulative effect of antipsychotics at different dosages on mortality in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: We analyzed data from the Korean National Health Insurance System−National Sample Cohort covering the 2002−2013 period. We used Cox regression analysis to calculate hazard ratios for mortality risks according to cumulative antipsychotic exposure levels (low, moderate, and high). Results: Our analyses revealed no significant association between antipsychotic exposure and mortality (either all-cause or cause-specific) in patients with schizophrenia. Conclusion: Our results imply that the excess mortality of patients with schizophrenia is attributable to factors other than antipsychotic usage.
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