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. 2021 Dec 1;78(12):1391-1393.
doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2503.

Association Between Antipsychotic Use and COVID-19 Mortality Among People With Serious Mental Illness

Katlyn Nemani  1   2 , Sarah Conderino  3 , Julia Marx  1 , Lorna E Thorpe  3 , Donald C Goff  1   2
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Association Between Antipsychotic Use and COVID-19 Mortality Among People With Serious Mental Illness

Katlyn Nemani et al. JAMA Psychiatry. .

Abstract

This cohort study investigates whether an association exists between antipsychotic use and mortality in patients with serious mental illness who are diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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