Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1,181 questions · 1,197 findings · 144 reviews

No studies found 196 · 16.4%GRADE not reported 213 · 17.8%Very low 274 · 22.9%Low 296 · 24.7%Moderate 171 · 14.3%High 47 · 3.9%

Adverse effects: 3. Specific ‐ cardiovascular ‐ short term · patients with schizophrenia

Beta‐blockers showed no clear difference in adverse effects: 3. Specific ‐ cardiovascular ‐ short term compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blocker supplementation of standard drug treatment for schizophrenia 2001 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.63 [0.7, 3.84]
8 studies · 274 participants
Low