Study of factors associated with obesity in patients using antipsychotics in schizophrenia

Study of factors associated with obesity in patients using antipsychotics in schizophrenia

Background: The atypical antipsychotic agents can raise body weight directly by acting on feeding areas of the brain, or indirectly by endocrine effects such as decreased gonadal levels, hyperprolactinemia, and hypercortisolism, and effect on peptide hormones, especially leptin. This may provide inp...

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Main Authors: Vishalakshi Patnam, P Ramya Keerthi, P Ravi Kiran, Dinesh Panati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Telangana Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
antipsychotic
obesity
schizophrenia
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjp.tjp_22_24
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