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Comparison of risperidone, olanzapine and quetiapine: effects on body weight, serum blood glucose and prolactin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Haroon Rashid Chaudhry ,
Nadia Arshad ,
Saima Niaz ,
Tahir Suleman  and
Khalid A. Mufti
Haroon Rashid Chaudhry
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, email pprc@wol.net.pk
Nadia Arshad
Affiliation:
Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Saima Niaz
Affiliation:
Trust Grade (Adult Psychiatry), Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Tahir Suleman
Affiliation:
(Working Age), Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Carlisle, UK
Khalid A. Mufti
Affiliation:
Horizon, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Schizophrenia is a chronic illness with a lifetime prevalence of 1% and with serious physical, social and economic consequences. Over the past decade, atypical antipsychotic medications have become the first-line treatment for schizophrenia (Breier et al, 2005).

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International Psychiatry , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 71 - 73
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