Interventions to Reduce Weight Gain in Schizophrenia

[Non-pharmacological interventions for weight gain in patients with schizophrenia taking antipsychotics].

INTRODUCTION Schizophrenic patients have a higher prevalence of obesity than the general population. There are several factors implicated in weight gain, including poor dietary conditions, sedentary lifestyle and antipsychotic drugs use. Obesity is also associated with metabolic disturbances such as diabetes mellitus. Weight gain interventions are necessary in this population, especially non-ph...

Medication-induced weight gain and dyslipidemia in patients with schizophrenia.

Our friend and colleague Wayne Fenton asked to write this article for the Journal because of his desire to educate other psychiatrists about the treatment of schizophrenia, including what he recognized to be a growing problem with the metabolic syndrome. This lifelong passion, which he pursued from his psychiatry residency at Yale, through his directorship of Chestnut Lodge, to his position at ...

antibiotic and interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing

Interventions for preventing weight gain after smoking cessation.

BACKGROUND Most people who stop smoking gain weight, on average about 7 kg in the long term. There are some interventions that have been specifically designed to tackle smoking cessation whilst also limiting weight gain. Many smoking cessation pharmacotherapies and other interventions may also limit weight gain. OBJECTIVES This review is divided into two parts. (1) Interventions designed spec...

Intervening to reduce weight gain in pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus in Cree communities: an evaluation.

BACKGROUND A high prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes has been observed among the Cree of James Bay, Quebec. To address this problem, a diet and activity intervention during pregnancy, which was based on social learning theory, was initiated in 4 Cree communities. METHODS A prospective intervention compared dietary, weight and glycemic indicators for 107 control su...