Appetite, food intake and weight are frequently altered in psychiatric disorders such as major
depression and schizophrenia. The few studies investigating weight and the body mass …

BACKGROUND: Appetite, food intake and weight are frequently altered in psychiatric
disorders such as major depression and schizophrenia. Leptin is an adipocyte hormone, as …

BackgroundAbnormal regulation of the adipocyte-derived hormone leptin could play a role
in body weight gain induced by antipsychotics. AimsTo study the effects of long-term …

Leptin is a product of the obese gene and plays an important role in the regulation of body
weight and food intake. Weight and appetite are frequently altered in depression. So far …

Leptin is thought to be related to vegetative symptoms of depression such as alterations in
food intake and weight. Fifty‐seven drug‐free patients and 26 healthy controls were enrolled …

Alterations in plasma leptin have been reported in schizophrenia patients treated with
antipsychotics, suggesting the hypothesis that impairments in leptin secretion or signaling …

Objective Leptin may play a role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and it remains
unclear if levels are raised compared to controls. Therefore, we performed a systematic …

Leptin is known to regulate food intake and energy expenditure. Since loss of appetite and
body weight are important signs and symptoms of major depression we studied leptin …

Background: Leptin is a hormone known to participate in the regulation of weight and
appetite and is therefore of interest to examine in the context of major depressive disorder …

Leptin (OB protein) is an important signal in the regulation of energy balance. Leptin levels
correlate with adiposity, but also decrease acutely with caloric restriction and increase with …