Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Individualized Treatment Rule in First-Episode Schizophrenia
Wu C, Luedtke A, Sadikova E, Tsai H, Liao S, Liu C, Gau S, VanderWeele T, Kessler R. Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Individualized Treatment Rule in First-Episode Schizophrenia. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1921660. PMID: 32083693, PMCID: PMC7043195, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode schizophreniaAntipsychotic medicationPrescribed antipsychotic medicationTreatment success rateTreatment successSchizophrenic disordersFirst-episodeSuccess rateSchizophreniaProbability of treatment successTaiwan National Health Insurance Research DatabaseNational Health Insurance Research DatabaseHealth Insurance Research DatabaseEstimating treatment successValidation sampleIndividualized treatment rulesMedicationPrognostic studyPatientsInvestigated biomarkersClinical implementationDischarge diagnosisClinical observationsDemographic dataPragmatic trial