Over the last three decades, an epidemic of obesity has markedly affected patients suffering
from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Antipsychotic medications used to treat …

Objective: To selectively review the literature on obesity in people with schizophrenia.
Conclusions: Obesity is a common problem for people with schizophrenia, with an estimated …

Individuals who experience serious mental ill health such as schizophrenia are more likely
to be overweight or obese than others in the general population. This high prevalence of …

Obesity is an epidemic in this country and much of the rest of the developed world. It is a
major contributor to a range of metabolic disorders responsible for much of the medical …

PURPOSE. This paper reviews risks, assessments, antipsychotic medication choices, and
lifestyle interventions for obesity in persons with schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONS …

A number of studies have reported that patients with schizophrenia have a higher body
mass index (BMI) than the general population. Few Asian studies have examined BMI in …

Obesity is one of the most common physical health problems among patients with severe
and persistent mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia. Multifactorial in origin, obesity can …

In this chapter, I review the clinical definition of obesity and its medical consequences; the
epidemiology and determinants of obesity in the general population and in individuals with …

Objective To review recent advances in the epidemiology, pathobiology, and management
of weight gain and obesity in patients with schizophrenia and to evaluate the extent to which …

Introduction: Patients living with schizophrenia have a marked risk of clinically significant
weight gain and obesity compared to the general population. The risks have been …