Open AccessEffects of a Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention on Body Mass Index in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Author(s) -
Kornelia Gillhoff,
Jens Gaab,
Luljeta Emini,
Caroline Maroni,
Joachim Tholuck,
Waldemar Greil
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
primary care companion to the journal of clinical psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6699
pISSN - 1523-5998
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.09m00906yel
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , bipolar disorder , mood , cohort , physical therapy , weight gain , mood stabilizer , randomized controlled trial , bipolar i disorder , psychiatry , body weight , mania
Patients with bipolar disorder are at increased risk of weight gain, which in turn increases the risk for somatic disease and nonadherence to maintenance therapy. Therefore, interventions addressing weight gain are expedient for the management of this disorder. We set out to evaluate the effects of a lifestyle intervention on body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular and metabolic parameters in patients with bipolar disorder undergoing mood-stabilizing pharmacologic treatment.