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Study finds patients experienced rapid weight gain after starting antipsychotic medication

People with severe mental illness experienced more rapid increases in both weight and long-term blood sugar levels during the first three months after starting treatment with antipsychotic medication, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet and University College London published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Study finds patients experienced rapid weight gain after starting antipsychotic medication

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