title: Weight gain associated with psychotropic drugs.
abstract: The weight increase that is an often reported side effect of psychotropic drug use has implications for health risks as well as medication noncompliance. In this article I review the literature on the association between the use of several classes of psychotropic drugs and weight gain, discuss the possible mechanisms for this effect, and offer some practical approaches for reducing the risk of drug-induced weight gain, including the identification of a group of patients "at risk."
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-0742.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Brady
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D002220:Carbamazepine; D008094:Lithium