A weighty problem: monitoring the side effects of medication.

Despite growing evidence that neuroleptic medication can trigger weight gain, many services fail to ensure that people with learning disabilities and mental health problems have regular health assessments. Michael Twigger and Brian Houltram outline the issues that emerged when an audit was conducted...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 28 - 32
Autores principales: Twigger M, Houltram B
Formato: case study pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Dec2006
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          Antipsychotic Agents Therapeutic Use
          Learning Disorders Complications
          Mental Disorders Drug Therapy
          Weight Gain Chemically Induced
          Adult
          Antipsychotic Agents Adverse Effects
          Anxiety Disorders Complications
          Body Mass Index
          Health Behavior
          Life Style Changes
          Male
          Medical Records
          Monitoring, Physiologic
          Patient Education
          Psychiatric Nursing
          Quality of Health Care Evaluation
          Weight Gain Prevention and Control
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
      ab: Despite growing evidence that neuroleptic medication can trigger weight gain, many services fail to ensure that people with learning disabilities and mental health problems have regular health assessments. Michael Twigger and Brian Houltram outline the issues that emerged when an audit was conducted into the care delivered to John, a man in his twenties with schizophrenia.
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