Long-Term Metabolic Monitoring of Youths Treated with Second-Generation Antipsychotics 5 Years after Publication of the CAMESA Guidelines Are We Making Progress? Surveillance Métabolique à Long Terme des Jeunes Traités par Antipsychotiques de Deuxième Génération, Cinq ans Après la publication des Lignes Directrices Camesa: Faisons-Nous des Progrès?

Five years after publication of the CAMESA guidelines, metabolic monitoring is conducted for less than half of patients. In our sample, age, diagnostic category, psychiatric comorbidities, SGA dose, clinician's experience, and comedications influenced the monitoring rates. Major progress still needs to be made before reaching a satisfactory level of monitoring.