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The Distribution of Adipose Tissue in Female In-patients Receiving Psychotropic Drugs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Terry Stedman  and
Joy Welham
Terry Stedman*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, Clinical Studies Unit, Wolston Park Hospital, Wacol, Queensland 4076, Australia
Joy Welham
Affiliation:
Clinical Studies Unit, Wolston Park Hospital
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Of 51 long-term female in-patients receiving psychotropic drugs, 62% were overweight or obese, and 73% were centrally obese to a degree which could be dangerous to their health. The patients also had waist: hip ratios which were significantly higher than expected for their age and obesity (P < 0.01).

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 249 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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