Impact of Early Antipsychotic Prescription Choice on Weight Gain in the First 5 Years of Psychotic Illness: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Impact of Early Antipsychotic Prescription Choice on Weight Gain in the First 5 Years of Psychotic Illness: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract Introduction We analysed the effects of antipsychotic drug prescribing in year 1 of treatment for psychosis on future weight gain over 5 years. Methods We studied how weight changed over 5 years after the first diagnosis of psychosis/schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder/delusional disorde...

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Main Authors: Adrian Heald, George Tilston, John Julian Warner-Levy, Loren Wilkins, Richard Williams, Toby Pillinger, William Deakin, Damien Longson, Lamiece Hassan, Caroline Dalton, Gavin P. Reynolds, Joseph Firth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2025-06-01
Series:Neurology and Therapy
Subjects:
Psychosis
Longitudinal
Weight gain
BMI
Prescribing
Antipsychotic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-025-00780-4
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