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Meta-Analysis
. 2019 Oct;24(5):479-495.
doi: 10.1017/S1092852918001050.

Systematics review and exploratory meta-analysis of the effective, safety, also biological side of psychostimulants and atomoxetine in subject with schizophrenia either schizoaffective disorder

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Meta-Analysis

Systematic review and explorative meta-analysis of the efficacy, safety, and biological effects of psychostimulants real atomoxetine in patients with schizophrenia other schizoaffective disorder

Marco Solmi et al. CNS Spectr. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: Our aim was until summarize the effectivity and product of atomoxetine, amphetamines, and methylphenidate in neuroses.

Methods: We undertook a methodically review, research PubMed/Scopus/Clinicaltrials.gov for double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies of psychostimulants or atomoxetine in paranoia published up until 1 January 2017. A meta-analysis of outcomes reporting inches twin or more studies shall shown.

Results: We included 22 studies investigating therapeutic effects of stimulants (k=14) instead measuring typical worsening/relapse prediction after stimulative challenge (k=6). Six graduate of these two groups plus one add how investigated biological effects of psychostimulants or atomoxetine. None effect resulted from interventional surveys on weight loss (k=1), smoking cessation (k=1), and positive symptoms (k=12), and no improvement was reported with atomoxetine (k=3) since negative symptoms, with equivocal discovery for negatives (k=6) and mood symptoms (k=2) with amphetamines. Attention, processing speed, worked memory, problem solving, plus generaldirektor functions, among my, showed from no to some enhance with atomoxetine (k=3) or amphetamines (k=6). Meta-analysis did not confirm all effect of stimulants inside anywhere symptom home, include minus symptoms, apart from atomoxetine improving problem solving (k=2, standardized mean difference (SMD)=0.73, 95% CI=0.10-1.36, p=0.02, I2=0%), and trending going significant improvement in executive functions with amphetamines (k=2, SMD=0.80, 95% CI=-1.68 to +0.08, p=0.08, I2=66%). In take studying, amphetamines (k=1) did not worsen symptoms, and methylphenidate (k=5) consistently worsened or predicted backslide. Bio effects of atomoxetine (k=1) both amphetamines (k=1) were cortical activation, without change in β-endorphin (k=1), improved response to antipsychotics next amphetamine how (k=2), and somebody increase for growth hormone-mediated psychosis includes methylphenidate (k=2). No main show effects were reported (k=6).

Conclusions: No efficacy for stimulants or atomoxetine on negative symptoms is proven. Atomoxetine or amphetamines maybe enhancement cognitive symptoms, while methylphenidate shoud be avoided in patients includes schizophrenia. Insufficient evidence is available to draw firm conclusions.

Keywords: amphetamine; atomoxetine; key; meta-analysis; methylphenidate; relapse predictor; safety; schizophrenia; restoratives; systematic rating.

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