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Medscape InDiscussion: Schizophrenia


Aug 2, 2022

Drs John Kane and Christoph U. Correll discuss the major metabolic and neurologic risks associated with antipsychotic medications for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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Resources

Schizophrenia https://www.medscape.com/resource/schizophrenia

Understanding the Effects of Antipsychotics on Appetite Control https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8762106/

Food and Drug Administration's Obesity Drug Guidance Document https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.111.028381

Risk of Weight Gain for Specific Antipsychotic Drugs: A Meta-analysis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41537-018-0053-9

Diabetes and Schizophrenia https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11892-015-0704-4

Brain Insulin Action: Implications for the Treatment of Schizophrenia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390819301960?via%3Dihub

Obesity as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Brain Ageing in First-Episode Psychosis -- A Longitudinal Study https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/article-abstract/47/6/1772/6291438

Body Mass Index Identified as an Independent Predictor of Psychiatric Readmission https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25004198/#:~:text=Conclusions%3A%20Body%20mass%20index%20was,be%20explored%20in%20prospective%20studies

Metabolic Syndrome and Illness Severity Predict Relapse at 1-Year Follow-Up in Schizophrenia: The FACE-SZ Cohort https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30257079/

Incidence and Severity of Tardive Dyskinesia Increase With Age https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/492775

Extrapyramidal Symptoms With Atypical Antipsychotics: Incidence, Prevention and Management https://reference.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15733025