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...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 28 - 32 |
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| Formato: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Dec2006
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