The effect of ethnicity and immigration on treatment resistance in schizophrenia
Treatment resistance is a common issue among schizophrenia patients undergoing antipsychotic treatment. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) guidelines, treatment-resistant status is defined as little or no symptom reduction to at least two antipsychotics at a therapeutic dose for...
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Published in | Comprehensive psychiatry Vol. 89; pp. 28 - 32 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
01.02.2019
Elsevier Limited Elsevier |
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Summary: | Treatment resistance is a common issue among schizophrenia patients undergoing antipsychotic treatment. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) guidelines, treatment-resistant status is defined as little or no symptom reduction to at least two antipsychotics at a therapeutic dose for a trial of at least six weeks. The aim of the current study is to determine whether ethnicity and migration are associated with treatment resistance.
In a sample of 251 participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, we conducted cross-sectional assessments to collect information regarding self-identified ethnicity, immigration and treatment history. Ancestry was identified using 292 markers overlapping with the HapMap project. Using a regression analysis, we tested whether a history of migration, ethnicity or genetic ancestry were predictive of treatment resistance.
Our logistic regression model revealed no significant association between immigration (OR = 0.04; 95%CI = 0.35–3.07; p = 0.93) and treatment resistant schizophrenia. White Europeans did not show significant association with resistance status regardless of whether ethnicity was determined by self-report (OR = 1.89; 95%CI = 0.89–4.20; p = 0.105) or genetic analysis (OR = −0.73; 95%CI = −0.18–2.97; p = 0.667).
Neither ethnicity nor migrant status was significantly associated with treatment resistance in this Canadian study. However, these conclusions are limited by the small sample size of our investigation.
•10-30% of schizophrenia patients are treatment resistant and up to a further 30% are partially responsive to the treatments.•Neither self-report ethnicity nor migration was significantly correlated with treatment resistance.•Genetically determined Asian ancestry was associated with resistance status. |
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ISSN: | 0010-440X 1532-8384 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.12.003 |