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Weight change following diagnosis with psychosis: a retrospective cohort study in Greater Manchester, UK.

Adrian HealdChris DalyJohn Julian Warner-LevyRichard WilliamsCheyenne MeehanMark LivingstonToby PillingerLamiece HussainJoseph Firth
Published in: Annals of general psychiatry (2024)
The results of this real-world longitudinal cohort study suggest that the changes in BMI with treatment of non-affective psychosis vs bipolar disorder are not significantly different, while 43% maintain a healthy weight in the first 5 years following antipsychotic prescription.
Keyphrases
  • bipolar disorder
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • major depressive disorder
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • cross sectional
  • body weight