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ArticleSchizophrenia research. Cognition2023

Augmentation therapy with serotonin

Risa Yamada, Ayumu Wada, Andrew Stickley, Yuma Yokoi, Tomiki Sumiyoshi

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Article in Schizophrenia research. Cognition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Augmentation Therapy With Serotonin 5-HTNeuropsychopharmacology reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Risa YamadaDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan.
Ayumu WadaDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan.
Andrew StickleyDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan.
Yuma YokoiDepartment of Educational Promotion, Clinical Research and Education Promotion Division, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, 4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan.
Tomiki SumiyoshiDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In a previous meta-analysis, the use of serotonin Methods: A literature search was performed from 1987 to May 2023 to identify randomized controlled trials. The standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) was calculated when there were two or more studies. Four studies, involving 313 patients, met the inclusion criteria and were used in the analysis. Results: 5-HT Conclusions: The absence of any significant benefits in the cognitive domains studied here may have been due to the variance in the concomitant medication (typical vs atypical antipsychotic drugs), the level of cognition at baseline, or other factors. Further studies with various types of 5-HT

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5-HT1A receptor partial agonistAtypical antipsychotic drugsAzapirone derivativeCognitive dysfunctionSchizophrenia

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PMID37732133
PMCPMC10507645

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