Overview
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, emotions, and behavior, often requiring long-term pharmacological and psychosocial interventions.Diagnosis
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An analysis of the association between atypical antipsychotic drugs and glaucoma risk: a disproportionality assessment based on the FAERS database. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 2026. link 10 Li D, Zhao Z, Chen Z, Qiao Z, He Y, Zhou J et al.. Higher risk of gastrointestinal stenosis and obstruction in clozapine-treated individuals with schizophrenia: a pharmacovigilance study based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 2026. link 11 Li X, Yuan L, Li J. Safety profile of olanzapine/samidorphan: focus on metabolic risks, opioid-related effects, and novel adverse events identified. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 2026. link 12 Zheng L, Xiong Y, Nie W, Si T. Glucose dysregulation signals in weight-neutral atypical antipsychotics: A pharmacovigilance-pharmacodynamic evaluation of FAERS data. 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Antipsychotic Drugs and Cognitive Function: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. JAMA psychiatry 2025. link 26 Lin X, Siafis S, Tian J, Wu H, Qin M, Correll CU et al.. Antipsychotic-Related Prolactin Changes: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis. CNS drugs 2025. link 27 Välimäki M, Varpula J, Lantta T. Post-incident debriefing for people with schizophrenia after coercive measures. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2025. link 28 Storman D, Koperny M, Styczeñ K, Datka W, Jaeschke RR. Lurasidone versus typical antipsychotics for schizophrenia. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2025. link 29 Fabiano N, Wong S, Zhou C, Correll CU, Højlund M, Solmi M. Efficacy, tolerability, and safety of xanomeline-trospium chloride for schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2025. link 30 Tian J, Siafis S, Lin X, Wu H, Schneider-Thoma J, Leucht S. 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