Atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain
Introduction of a new group of antipsychotic drugs, called atypical because of the proprieties differing them from classical neuroleptics, gave hope for the beginning of a new era in treatment of psychoses, including schizophrenia. Different mechanisms of action not only resulted in a broader spectr...
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| author | Godlewska, B Olajossy-Hilkesberger, L Marmurowska-Michałowska, H Olajossy, M Landowski, J |
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| description | Introduction of a new group of antipsychotic drugs, called atypical because of the proprieties differing them from classical neuroleptics, gave hope for the beginning of a new era in treatment of psychoses, including schizophrenia. Different mechanisms of action not only resulted in a broader spectrum of action and high efficacy but also in a relative lack of extrapiramidal symptoms. However, atypical neuroleptics are not totally free from adverse effects. Symptoms such as sedation, metabolic changes and weight gain, often very quick and severe - present also in the case of classical drugs, but put to the background by extrapiramidal symptoms - have become prominent. Weight gain is important both from the clinical and subjective point of view - as associated with serious somatic consequences and as a source of enormous mental distress. These problems are addressed in this review, with the focus on weight gain associated with the use of specific atypical neuroleptics. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:dd239bf4-29fd-4b0d-b5e7-7543481072522022-03-27T09:22:56ZAtypical antipsychotic-induced weight gainJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:dd239bf4-29fd-4b0d-b5e7-754348107252PolishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Godlewska, BOlajossy-Hilkesberger, LMarmurowska-Michałowska, HOlajossy, MLandowski, JIntroduction of a new group of antipsychotic drugs, called atypical because of the proprieties differing them from classical neuroleptics, gave hope for the beginning of a new era in treatment of psychoses, including schizophrenia. Different mechanisms of action not only resulted in a broader spectrum of action and high efficacy but also in a relative lack of extrapiramidal symptoms. However, atypical neuroleptics are not totally free from adverse effects. Symptoms such as sedation, metabolic changes and weight gain, often very quick and severe - present also in the case of classical drugs, but put to the background by extrapiramidal symptoms - have become prominent. Weight gain is important both from the clinical and subjective point of view - as associated with serious somatic consequences and as a source of enormous mental distress. These problems are addressed in this review, with the focus on weight gain associated with the use of specific atypical neuroleptics. |
| spellingShingle | Godlewska, B Olajossy-Hilkesberger, L Marmurowska-Michałowska, H Olajossy, M Landowski, J Atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain |
| title | Atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain |
| title_full | Atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain |
| title_fullStr | Atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain |
| title_short | Atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain |
| title_sort | atypical antipsychotic induced weight gain |
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