Metabolic profile of antipsychotic-naive individuals with non-affective psychosis

2009240 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Emilio Fernández-Egea

Miquel Bernardo · Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer

Thomas Donner · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Ignacio Conget · Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer

Eduard Parellada · Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer

Azucena Justicia

Enric Esmatjes · Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer

Abstract

Individuals with non-affective psychosis appear to have an increased prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance prior to antipsychotic treatment, as well as abnormalities in a related inflammatory molecule. These underlying problems may contribute to the metabolic side-effects of antipsychotic medications.

Topics & Keywords

Diet and metabolism studies Diabetes and associated disorders Schizophrenia research and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 194, Issue 5, pp. 434-438

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.052605

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