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SUBMITTER: Kawabe K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4622120 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kawabe Kentaro K Ochi Shinichiro S Yoshino Yuta Y Mori Yoko Y Onuma Hiroshi H Osawa Haruhiko H Hosoda Yoshiki Y Ueno Shu-Ichi S
Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology 20151001 5
<h4>Background</h4>Common adverse effects of atypical antipsychotic treatments for schizophrenia are weight gain and lipid metabolism abnormality. We aimed to identify the signs of metabolic problems with continuous atypical antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia over a 2-year period.<h4>Methods</h4>The participants were 68 schizophrenic patients (29 males, 39 females; ages 53.4 ± 13.5 years old). Changes in carbohydrate metabolism and changes in physical characteristics were studied over a 2 ...[more]