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Elias Mulat
Elias Mulat
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Ethiopia
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Effect of Antipsychotic Drugs on Body Composition in Patients Attending Psychiatry Clinic, Jimma, Ethiopia
Author(s): Elias Mulat, Andualem Mossie, Alemayehu Negash and Mohammed IbrahimElias Mulat, Andualem Mossie, Alemayehu Negash and Mohammed Ibrahim
Despite their irrevocability in the therapeutics of mental illness, an antipsychotic drug has many side effects including change in the body composition. More specifically, atypical antipsychotics, such as, Olanazapin, were often associated with increased weight gain compared to conventional antipsychotics, risking patients to metabolic syndrome. Generally, there is lack of study concerning effects of antipsychotic drugs on body composition in low income setting. The aim of this study was to assess changes in body composition among psychiatric patients taking antipsychotic drugs. A longitudinal study was conducted among 74 clients attending psychiatric clinic at Jimma university specialized hospital. A consecutive sampling method was applied. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences and skin fold thickness were measured before and after 12 weeks of therapy. A structured quest.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000405