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An overview of obesity in children with psychiatric disorders taking atypical antipsychoticsLauren Shin
Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Harv Rev Psychiatry 16:69-79. 2008..Second-generation antipsychotics effectively treat mental illness but are associated with weight gain. Data for management of obesity in this population is lacking...
Metformin for weight control in pediatric patients on atypical antipsychotic medicationLauren Shin
Child Psychiatry Department, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 19:275-9. 2009..Metformin was assessed as an interventional medication for weight gain in children and adolescents taking atypical antipsychotic agents...
