Impact of Psychotropic Medication Effects on Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in People With Serious Mental Illness

Impact of Psychotropic Medication Effects on Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in People With Serious Mental Illness

People with serious mental illness (SMI), including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, have a higher mortality rate and shortened life expectancy. This is mainly attributable to physical diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Important risk factors for CV...

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Main Authors: Victor Mazereel, Johan Detraux, Davy Vancampfort, Ruud van Winkel, Marc De Hert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
obesity
mood stabilizer
metabolic syndrome
serious mental illness
antipsychotic
antidepressant
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.573479/full

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