Schizophrenia Bulletin Advance Access originally published online on April 21, 2007
Schizophrenia Bulletin 2007 33(3):654-656; doi:10.1093/schbul/sbm022
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Interventions to Reduce Weight Gain in Schizophrenia
2 Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
Keywords: cochrane / weight / schizophrenia
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Obesity is a common problem for individuals with schizophrenia, a problem that has been exacerbated more recently with the increased use of second-generation antipsychotics, many of which are associated with the risk of weight gain and metabolic disturbance. Recently, a Cochrane review has been published examining pharmacological and nonpharmacological (diet/exercise) interventions for reducing and/or preventing weight gain in this population.
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1 To whom correspondence should be addressed; Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; tel: 416 9467949; fax: 416 9712118; e-mail: guy.faulkner@utoronto.ca.
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