Open AccessIs obstructive sleep apnea the missing link between metabolic syndrome and second-generation antipsychotics: Preliminary study
Author(s) -
Rupali Rohatgi,
Ravi Gupta,
Rajat Ray,
Vinita Kalra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_105_18
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , obstructive sleep apnea , medicine , antipsychotic , olanzapine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , waist , psychiatry , endocrinology , pediatrics , body mass index , obesity
Metabolic syndrome in individuals taking second-generation antipsychotics is thought to be mediated by antipsychotic-induced weight gain. However, recent literature challenges this notion, and theoretically, it may also be mediated through obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study explores the contribution of OSA in antipsychotic-induced metabolic syndrome.