Naslov
Weight gain induced with olanzapine in adolescent

Autori
Graovac, Mirjana ; Ružić, Klementina ; Rebić, Jelena ; Dadić-Hero, Elizabeta ; Kaštelan, Ana ; Frančišković, Tanja

Izvornik
Psychiatria Danubina (0353-5053) 23 (2011), 1; 101-104

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
olanzapine; weight gain; adolecence

Sažetak
Children and adolescents are being treated with antipsychotics more often than before although the risk of adverse events in this age groupstill remain unclear.Because of increased use of antypsychotics in children and adolescents their metabolic and endocrine side effects are of particular worrying, espetially within pediatric and adolescet population that appears to be at greater risk comparing with adults for antypsychotics induced adverse events.In this work we will present the course of tretment of an adolescent girl with psychotic symptoms, within the clinical diagnosis of Organic delusional disorder who had considerable weight gain after one year of olanzapine treatment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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