MANAGING METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN THE PSYCHIATRICALLY ILL

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Author: Richard Bermudes, M.D., Paul Keck, M.D., Susan McElroy, M.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN 10: 1585622419
ISBN 13: 9781585622412
eISBN: 9781585626380
Edition: 1st
Description:
This book integrates research findings into practical clinical guidelines that spell out what psychiatrists need to know when their patients with mental illness suffer from - of are at risk of developing - obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or the metabolic syndrome. The contributors address those risks that need to be considered in the overall context of treatment, background risks of medical illnesses associated with specific psychiatric disorders themselves, and the means of applying these data to treatment recommendations, monitoring, and clnical practice.
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