Weight gain has become increasingly prominent with the newer atypical antipsychotic agents especially Olanzapine and Clozapine used to treat Schizophrenia.
Obesity is considered a heterogenous metabolic disorder associated with physical inactivity and overeating that emerges essentially because more calories consumed than expended as energy in which it occurs more commonly in individuals with a family history of obesity and is more prevalent in people with mental illnesses. Therefore nursing strategies on helping patient to control weight gain and also help them to reduce the risk of metabolic effects of anti psychotic drugs such as Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus, Hypertension and cardiovascular disease is important. There are many strategies have been identified such as change the prescribed meds, change their dietary habits and more.
so if there any comment or idea regarding this topic, u are welcome.. ;D
Obesity is considered a heterogenous metabolic disorder associated with physical inactivity and overeating that emerges essentially because more calories consumed than expended as energy in which it occurs more commonly in individuals with a family history of obesity and is more prevalent in people with mental illnesses. Therefore nursing strategies on helping patient to control weight gain and also help them to reduce the risk of metabolic effects of anti psychotic drugs such as Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus, Hypertension and cardiovascular disease is important. There are many strategies have been identified such as change the prescribed meds, change their dietary habits and more.
so if there any comment or idea regarding this topic, u are welcome.. ;D
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