2011
DOI: 10.3371/csrp.5.2.3
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Changes in Weight and other Metabolic Indicators in Persons with Schizophrenia Following a Switch to Aripiprazole

Abstract: For patients who gain a troublesome amount of weight on antipsychotics, switching to a less obesogenic agent is an option. Aripiprazole appears to cause less weight gain than many other antipsychotics. We report on changes in weight, and other risk factors for heart disease, in thirty-three schizophrenia patients who agreed to switch from other antipsychotics to aripiprazole in an open, flexible-dose, eight-week trial. All patients were successfully switched. There were no significant changes in PANSS symptom … Show more

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“…Kod osoba koje boluju od šizofrenije, učestalost metaboličkog sindroma dvostruko je veća, bez obzira na pol i dob. Očekivano trajanje života kod osoba koje boluju od šizofrenije je 10-20 godina kraće od osoba koje nisu oboljele, a veliki dio toga otpada na kardiovaskularni mortalitet i morbiditet [6,[11][12][13][14].…”
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“…Kod osoba koje boluju od šizofrenije, učestalost metaboličkog sindroma dvostruko je veća, bez obzira na pol i dob. Očekivano trajanje života kod osoba koje boluju od šizofrenije je 10-20 godina kraće od osoba koje nisu oboljele, a veliki dio toga otpada na kardiovaskularni mortalitet i morbiditet [6,[11][12][13][14].…”
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“…Istraživanja ukazuju da dok standardizovani mortalitet kod opšte populacije od 1980. godine do danas polako opada, on kod osoba koje boluju od šizofrenije raste [11,16].…”
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