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Study finds patients experienced rapid weight gain after starting antipsychotic medication
People with severe mental illness experienced more rapid increases in both weight and long-term blood sugar levels during the first three months after starting treatment with antipsychotic medication, according to a study from Karolinska…
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People with severe mental illness experienced more rapid increases in both weight and long-term blood sugar levels during the first three months after starting treatment with antipsychotic medication, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet and University College London published in The Lancet Psychiatry . The researchers analyzed electronic health records from nearly 97,000 people in England aged between 18 and 59 with severe mental illness.
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