TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome in Serious Mental Illness
AU - Ganguli, Rohan
AU - Strassnig, Martin
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was partially supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Tier 1 Canada Research Chair grant to Dr Ganguli, and a 2008 Young Investigator Award to Dr Martin Strassnig, from the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) .
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - The interaction of lifestyle, socioeconomic status, genetic factors, and treatment with antipsychotic medications likely accounts for the high risk of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, heart disease, and premature mortality in people with serious mental illness. Given the high risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease in persons with serious mental illness, psychiatrists who treat these individuals need to ensure they are familiar with these risks, monitor metabolic parameters in their patients, and educate their patients (and caregivers) about the risks and how to prevent them.
AB - The interaction of lifestyle, socioeconomic status, genetic factors, and treatment with antipsychotic medications likely accounts for the high risk of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, heart disease, and premature mortality in people with serious mental illness. Given the high risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease in persons with serious mental illness, psychiatrists who treat these individuals need to ensure they are familiar with these risks, monitor metabolic parameters in their patients, and educate their patients (and caregivers) about the risks and how to prevent them.
KW - Antipsychotic medication
KW - Lifestyle management
KW - Mental illness
KW - Metabolic syndrome
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psc.2010.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.psc.2010.11.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21333843
AN - SCOPUS:79951564154
VL - 34
SP - 109
EP - 125
JO - Psychiatric Clinics of North America
JF - Psychiatric Clinics of North America
SN - 0193-953X
IS - 1
ER -
