Recent evidence and potential mechanisms underlying weight gain and insulin resistance due to atypical antipsychotics

Objective: Atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) promote obesity and insulin resistance. In this regard, the main objective of this study was to present potential mechanisms and evidence concerning side effects of atypical antipsychotics in humans and rodents. Method: A systematic review of the literatur...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Volpato, Alexandra Ioppi Zugno, João Quevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000300295&lng=en&tlng=en