Metabolic syndrome and antipsychotic monotherapy treatment among schizophrenia patients in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Said, M.A., Hatim, A., Habil, M.H., Zafidah, W., Haslina, M.Y., Badiah, Y., Ramli, M.A., Ananjit, S., Sapini, Y., Shah, M., Mahmud, B., Bulgiba, A., Hairi, N.N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8261/1/Metabolic_syndrome_and_antipsychotic.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/8261/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743513000182
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among schizophrenia patients receiving antipsychotic monotherapy in Malaysia. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at multiple centres between June 2008 and September 2011. Two hundred and five patie...