Letter to the Editor
Antipsychotics, mortality and schizophrenia: What are the facts?

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    Conversely, other observational studies have reported increased mortality associated with antipsychotic treatment.16–19 Synthesis and interpretation of these results is difficult and has led to intense discussion6,20–22 because of the specific methodological issues associated with these studies and also because confounding can never be ruled out completely in observational data. Randomised controlled trials offer the best source of evidence for estimating treatment effects, but single trials in this area are clearly underpowered because of the rarity of the mortality outcome.

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