Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: A.Talib, Norlelawati, Abdullah, Kartini, Musa, Ramli, Ku Zaifah, Norsidah, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi, Abdul Razak, Tariq
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Hong Kong College of Psychiatry 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/24611/1/Norlelawati%2C_Kartini_et.al_%282012%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24611/4/scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24611/; http://easap.asia/abstracts/v22n2/1202_V22N2_p49a.html

OBJECTIVES. Obesity is an issue of concern among patients with schizophrenia as it is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome. The present study assessed the correlation of body mass index with antipsychotic use among multiracial schizophrenia outpatients. The study also...