Adherence to the monitoring of metabolic syndrome in patients receiving antipsychotics in outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia.
Feras A Al-AwadHussien A AlmutairiSaad A AlmutairiOthman S AlessaSalman F AlanaziNasser M AlzainDalal M AlbakrSafa I AlzahraniPublished in: Journal of family & community medicine (2024)
Individuals with mental illness who were taking antipsychotics did not undergo proper metabolic screening during antipsychotic treatment. Barriers to adherence to the monitoring guidelines should be examined and addressed. Giving assistance to practitioners to recall the required laboratory tests and vitals at certain intervals could help improve metabolic monitoring practices.