Pilot study of the efficacy of an educational programme to reduce weight, on overweight and obese patients with chronic stable schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 849-851

  Iglesias Garcia C ^a   Toimil Iglesias, A ^b   Alonso Villa, M J ^c  

^a HOSPITAL VALLE DEL NALÓN   (Spain)

^b Psychiatric Nurse Fundación Adaro   (Spain)

^c Pediatrician Area VI Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79952279692     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01590.x     Document Type: Article

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