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Metabolic Syndrome:
Relevance to PsychiatryAfzal Javed1, Maryam Afzal2
ABSTRACT
The treatment of mental illnesses is receiving considerable attention in the current medical literature and has been a focus of reviews for adapting a holistic approach for recognition and management of the physical health needs of these patients. Metabolic syndrome, a major public health problem linked to cardiovascular and other morbidities, has gained a significant importance in clinical settings and patients with severe mental illnesses who are at higher risk for different components of this syndrome due to their illness and its treatment require careful and regular monitoring in this regard. This article summarises the current thinking about the concept, nature and extent of this syndrome with special reference to mental health and discusses its relevance in the current management of these disorders.
KEY WORDS: Mental disorders, Metabolic syndrome, Antipsychotic drugs, Lifestyle management.
Pak J Med Sci January - March 2008 Vol. 24 No. 1 181-186
1. Dr. Afzal Javed, M.C.P.S; D.Psych. (Lond.);
Board Cert. Psych, (U.K); M.Phil. F.R.C.Psych.
Consultant Psychiatrist and
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor,
Health Science Research Institute,
Warwick Medical School,
University of Warwick, UK.
2. Dr. Maryam Afzal MBChB (Edin)
Foundation Year,
St John Hospital Livingstone, United Kingdom.
Correspondence
Dr. Afzal Javed
The Medical Centre, 2-Manor Court Avenue,
Nuneaton , CV11 5HX, United Kingdom.
E-mail: afzal.javed@ntlworld.com
* Received for Publication: November 22, 2007
* Accepted: January 8, 2008
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