Erik Johnsen, Rune A Kroken, Else-Marie Løberg, Maria Rettenbacher, Inge Joa, Tor Ketil Larsen, Solveig Klæbo Reitan, Berit Walla, Renata Alisauskiene, Liss Gøril Anda, Christoffer Bartz-Johannessen, Jan Øystein Berle, Jill Bjarke, Farivar Fathian, Kenneth Hugdahl, Eirik Kjelby, Igne Sinkeviciute, Silje Skrede, Lena Stabell, Vidar M Steen, W Wolfgang Fleischhacker
BACKGROUND: Amisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine are first-line atypical antipsychotics that have not previously been compared head-to-head in a pragmatic trial. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of these agents in a controlled trial. METHODS: This pragmatic, rater-blind, randomised controlled trial was done in three academic centres of psychiatry in Norway, and one in Austria. Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older, met ICD-10 criteria for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (F20-29), and had symptoms of active psychosis...
November 2020: Lancet Psychiatry