Journal article
Atypical antipsychotics and effects on feeding: from mice to men
Abstract
RationaleSo-called atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) are associated with varying levels of weight gain and associated metabolic disturbances, which in patients with serious mental illness (SMI) have been linked to non-compliance and poor functional outcomes. Mechanisms underlying AAP-induced metabolic abnormalities are only partially understood. Antipsychotic-induced weight gain may occur as a result of increases in food intake and/or changes in …
Authors
Benarroch L; Kowalchuk C; Wilson V; Teo C; Guenette M; Chintoh A; Nesarajah Y; Taylor V; Selby P; Fletcher P
Journal
Psychopharmacology, Vol. 233, No. 14, pp. 2629–2653
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2016
DOI
10.1007/s00213-016-4324-8
ISSN
0033-3158