Metabolic syndrome among patients receiving clozapine: A preliminary estimate

S Grover, N Nebhinani, S Chakrabarti… - Indian journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To study the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients receiving clozapine.
Materials and Methods: For this study, 100 patients attending the psychiatry outpatient clinic …

Insulin secretion in patients receiving clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine and risperidone

P Manu, CU Correll, M Wampers, R van Winkel… - Schizophrenia …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) increase the risk of type 2
diabetes. The mechanism is thought to center on drug-induced weight gain, which starts the …

Obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in patients attending clozapine clinic: a crosssectional study

A Sankaranarayanan, S Tirupati, K Walker… - Archives of Mental …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Patients with severe mental illness have higher cardiovascular mortality and
shortened life span; this is at least partly attributed to medications although lifestyle plays a …