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Metabolic adaptation
Predisposing risk factors for antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG) include lack of prior AP exposure, sex, and age.
Clinicians should consider these risk factors when prescribing antipsychotics.
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Predisposing risk factors for AIWG include lack of prior AP exposure, sex, and age.
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Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Severe Mental Illness: Risk Factors and Special Considerations
Nicolette Stogios et al. · Current Psychiatry Reports · 2023
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