The Optimization of Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia in Europe (OPTiMiSE) trial: rationale for its methodology and a review of the effectiveness of switching antipsychotics

Background: Most of the 13 542 trials contained in the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group’s register just tested the general efficacy of pharmacological or psychosocial interventions. Studies on the subsequent treatment steps, which are essential to guide clinicians, are largely missing. This knowledge ga...

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Main Authors: Leucht, Stefan (Author) , Leweke, F. Markus (Author) , Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 1 May 2015
In: Schizophrenia bulletin
Year: 2015, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 549-558
ISSN:1745-1701
DOI:10.1093/schbul/sbv019
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbv019
Verlag, Volltext: https://academic-oup-com.ezproxy.medma.uni-heidelberg.de/schizophreniabulletin/article/41/3/549/2375119
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Author Notes:Stefan Leucht, Inge Winter-van Rossum, Stephan Heres, Celso Arango, W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, Birte Glenthøj, Marion Leboyer, F. Markus Leweke, Shôn Lewis, Phillip McGuire, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Dan Rujescu, Shitij Kapur, René S. Kahn, and Iris E. Sommer

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