Too many chronic mentally disabled patients are too fat

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 254-258

  Gopalaswamy, A K ^a   Morgan, R ^a  

^a St Wulstan's Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic mentally ill; diet; obesity; psychotropic drugs; weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0022239597     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1985.tb02603.x     Document Type: Article

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