Long-Acting Injectables and Schizophrenia: Mitigating the Risk for Relapse and Rehospitalization Medscape InDiscussion: Schizophrenia

Drs John M. Kane and Jose Rubio-Lorente discuss the value of long-acting injectable formulations in reducing the risk for relapse and rehospitalization for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Resources
Schizophrenia https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/288259-overview
The Nature of Relapse in Schizophrenia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23394123/
What Is the Risk-Benefit Ratio of Long-term Antipsychotic Treatment in People With Schizophrenia? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29856543/
Long-Acting Antipsychotic Therapies for Patients With Schizophrenia https://reference.medscape.com/recap/949130
Long-term Continuity of Antipsychotic Treatment for Schizophrenia: A Nationwide Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34129663/
Predictors for Initiation of Atypical Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Agents in a Commercial Claims Cohort of Individuals With Early-Phase Schizophrenia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36791360/
Long-Acting Injectable Versus Oral Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mirror-Image Studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24229745/
Antipsychotic Use Among Persons With Schizophrenia in Sweden and Finland, Trends and Differences https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33331804/
Predictors of Lack of Relapse After Random Discontinuation of Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Clinically Stabilized Patients With Schizophrenia: A Re-analysis of Individual Participant Data https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34355232/