Antipsychotics in Acute Schizophrenia

Sixty Years of Placebo-Controlled Antipsychotic Drug Trials in Acute Schizophrenia: Systematic Review, Bayesian Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Efficacy Predictors – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Antipsychotic Response Rates Through the Prism of 60 Years – Psychiatric Times (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)

Twice as many patients improved with antipsychotics as with placebo, confirming the benefits of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia.