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SUBMITTER: Panariello F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3317122 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Panariello Fabio F Polsinelli Gina G Borlido Carol C Monda Marcellino M De Luca Vincenzo V
Journal of obesity 20120307
Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling mental illness affecting millions of people worldwide. A greater proportion of people with schizophrenia tends to be overweight. Antipsychotic medications have been considered the primary risk factor for obesity in schizophrenia, although the mechanisms by which they increase weight and produce metabolic disturbances are unclear. Several lines of research indicate that leptin could be a good candidate involved in pathways linking antipsychotic treatment a ...[more]