Second-generation antipsychotic medications and metabolic disturbance in children and adolescents
Abstract Background The second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are a group of antipsychotic drugs, used to treat psychiatric conditions. SGAs have been shown to precipitate rapid weight gain and dyslipidemia, as well as to promote insulin resistance, leading to the emergence of type 2 diabetes and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-01-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-023-00612-y |