Ambulantná terapia 4/2008

METABOLIC SYNDROME AND SELECTED MENTHAL ILLNESSES

Metabolic syndrome, characterized by coincidental occurence of several risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, is connected not only with an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease and other complications of atherosclerosis but also with other diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus or some malignancies (e. g. colorectal, prostate or pancreatic cancer). Nowadays, the connection between metabolic syndrome and some neurologic and psychiatric diseases (especially schizophrenia, depressive disorder and Alzheimer´s disease) is disputed. The article outlines the relationship between metabolic syndrome on one hand and selected mental diseases on the other hand. Possible participating mechanism in the background are discusses.

Keywords: metabolic syndrome, schizophrenia, depressive disorder, Alzheimer´s disease, insulin resistance