Psychological trauma occurring during adolescence is associated with an increased risk of greater waist circumference in Early Psychosis patients treated with psychotropic medication.
Luis AlamedaAxel LevierMehdi GholamPhilippe GolayFrederik VandenbergheAurélie DelacretazPhilipp BaumannAnaïs GlatardCéline DubathAndres Herane-VivesVictoria RodriguezAlessandra SolidaKim Q DoChin B EapPhilippe ConusPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Exposition to CT during adolescence in EP-patients treated with psychotropic medication is associated with greater WC during the early phase of the disease. Further investigation exploring mechanisms underlying the interactions between peripubertal stress, corticoids responsiveness and a subsequent increase of abdominal adiposity is warranted.