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Results of a Johns Hopkins study suggest that individuals with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to live longer if they take their antipsychotic drugs on schedule, avoid extremely high doses and also regularly see a mental health professional.
Psychiatrists have long known that people with schizophrenia who stick to a drug regimen have fewer of the debilitating delusions and hallucinations that are hallmarks of this illness. But there have been concerns about whether some of the known side effects of the medications -- increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, for example -- carry higher mortality risks, the researchers say.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121101073152.htm
Psychiatrists have long known that people with schizophrenia who stick to a drug regimen have fewer of the debilitating delusions and hallucinations that are hallmarks of this illness. But there have been concerns about whether some of the known side effects of the medications -- increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, for example -- carry higher mortality risks, the researchers say.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121101073152.htm