Hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus in patients with schizophrenia

This study evaluated the severe hepatic outcome (SHO) in patients with schizophrenia and viral hepatitis who received antipsychotics.Using the nationwide Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, patients first diagnosed with schizophrenia between 2002 and 2013 were identified. Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who had viral hepatitis, including hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV), were designated as the viral...