PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | schizophrenia |
| Phenotype | C0683323|physical illness |
| Sentences | 6 |
| PubMedID- 22083003 | physical illness in schizophrenia is influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. |
| PubMedID- 22249081 | Third, physical illnesses in persons with schizophrenia are common, but diagnosed late and treated insufficiently. |
| PubMedID- 25653827 | Screening and intervention for physical illness among people with schizophrenia is often suboptimal, but little is known about monitoring physical health in patients with affective (mood and anxiety) disorders. |
| PubMedID- 21126335 | The results of our study add to the existing controversy about differences in the rates of physical illnesses in patients with schizophrenia compared to the general population [1,7]. |
| PubMedID- 20966510 | physical illness in persons with schizophrenia--time for action. |
| PubMedID- 23321805 | The mortality rate of individuals with serious mental illnesses is two to three times higher than in the general population,1 and up to 60% of the excess mortality rate in patients with schizophrenia is attributable to physical illnesses.2 indeed, it is widely acknowledged that patients with schizophrenia suffer from higher rates of metabolic syndrome and obesity-related illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.3 reasons for the increased prevalence of physical illnesses in schizophrenia are complex, but perhaps the most important is the fact that antipsychotic medications increases body weight and predisposes to metabolic abnormalities.4 the molecular mechanisms underlying these metabolic effects of antipsychotics are, however, yet unclear. |
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