Psychiatria pre prax 5/2005
METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PSYCHIATRY
The authors show the risk of obesity as a principal risk of metabolic syndrome explain definition of metabolic syndrome and describe its consequences. They describe risks of metabolic syndrome in psychiatry. They underline connections between metabolic and psychiatry disorders as well as the role of antipsychotic medications in the development of metabolic disorders.
Keywords: metabolic syndrome, obesity, insulin resistance, antipsychotic medications.
