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Association of Hydroxylmethyl Glutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitors, L-Type Calcium Channel Antagonists, and Biguanides With Rates of Psychiatric Hospitalization and Self-Harm in Individuals With Serious Mental Illness

This paper written by JAMA Psychiatry describes the association between psychiatric hospital admission rates, and the use of common CVD drugs, specifically statins (reduce fats), calcium channel blockers (reduces blood pressure) and metformin (used to reduce weight, and is used in diabetes).

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