Mini-review : The relevance of body mass index and obesity in schizophrenia
Mini-review : The relevance of body mass index and obesity in schizophrenia
Author(s): Cezar HONCERIU, Loredana Sandu, Alin Ciobîcă, Florin Trofin, Radu Lefter, Daniel TimofteSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Editura Sedcom Libris Iasi
Keywords: body mass index; schizophrenia; obesity; antipsychotics;
Summary/Abstract: This article was intended to mini-review some of the mechanistic aspects of obesity and obesity-related metabolic disorders in schizophrenic patients, as well as the evidence re-garding the possible mechanisms involved in antipsychotic medication-associated weight gain and briefly discuss the relations between the schizophrenic pathology, overweight and obesity, while also identifying possible influencing factors in this complicated equation.
Journal: Buletin de Psihiatrie Integrativa
- Issue Year: 68/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 17-24
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English