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Antipsychotic use and risk of life‐threatening medical events: umbrella review of observational studies

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the risk of hip fracture, thromboembolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, pneumonia and sudden cardiac death associated with exposure to antipsychotics. METHODS: Systematic searches were conducted in Medline, Embase and PsycINFO from inception until 30/07/2018 for systematic reviews of observational studies. AMSTAR-2 was used for the quality assessment of systematic reviews, while the strength of associations was measured …

Authors

Papola D; Ostuzzi G; Gastaldon C; Morgano GP; Dragioti E; Carvalho AF; Fusar‐Poli P; Correll CU; Solmi M; Barbui C

Journal

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol. 140, No. 3, pp. 227–243

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

9 2019

DOI

10.1111/acps.13066

ISSN

0001-690X