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Associations between constipation risk and lifestyle, medication use, and affective symptoms in patients with schizophrenia: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Che-Yu ChiangSu-Chen LoJason W BecksteadChiu Yueh Yang
Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2024)
The prevalence of functional constipation in patients with schizophrenia was 66.4%. The risk factors included female sex, anticholinergics, aripiprazole, quetiapine, and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Risperidone users and those who drank 3000 cc of water daily were less likely to have constipation.
Keyphrases
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