Impact of Early Antipsychotic Prescription Choice on Weight Gain in the First 5 Years of Psychotic Illness: a Retrospective Cohort Study
Younger women were at elevated risk for weight gain as were people prescribed multiple antipsychotics in the 1st year. Some older antipsychotics associated with as much weight gain as the newer prescribed agents. More than 40% of people did not put on weight.
Authors
- Lamiece Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5888-422X)
- J.F.W. Deakin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2750-962X)
- Joseph Firth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0618-2752)
- Toby Pillinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6074-2626)
- Gavin P. Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9026-7726)
- Damien Longson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3072-1023)
- George Tilston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1475-5888)
- Lamont Wilkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-330X)
- Dalton Caroline
- Adrian Hugh Heald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9537-4050)
- John Warner‐Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-7266)
- Richard Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0920-1103)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Salford Royal Hospital (GB)
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-025-00780-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47