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Changes in metabolic syndrome parameters in patients with schizoaffective disorder who participated in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of topiramate
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 11/09/09

Basu R et al. – Limitations of the study include the lack of targeted treatments for specific components of the metabolic syndrome, and no controls for exercise, diet or concomitant medications. Nevertheless, screening, monitoring and targeted treatment for the metabolic syndrome in psychiatric patients is increasingly becoming the standard of practice. Moreover and especially pertinent to the readership of this journal is that as the prevalence of overweight and MetS have increased worldwide, the World Health Organization has proposed lower cut–off thresholds for obesity in Asia.

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AIDS Care, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Epigenetic Mediation of Environmental Influences in Major Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Financial incentives to improve adherence to anti-psychotic maintenance medication in non-adherent patients - a cluster randomised controlled trial (FIAT)
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Associations between psychotic-like symptoms and inattention/hyperactivity symptoms
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 67%

The Catatonia Conundrum: Evidence of Psychomotor Phenomena as a Symptom Dimension in Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 67%