title: Antipsychotic treatment--side-effect and/or metabolic syndrome.
abstract: According to current medical opinion chronic mental diseases such as schizophrenia require life-long treatment. The choice of antipsychotics is an important treatment factor, since their side-effects often influence patients' compliance with treatment. Severe side-effects may cause the patients to reject such treatment, the latter being their right. In case a psychiatrist does not agree with the patient's decision to interrupt his antipsychotic treatment regardless its serious side-effects, the former should be persistent in convincing the patient to replace such drug with a more appropriate therapy.
authors: Community Primary Health Centre, Primorsko-goranska county, Rijeka, Croatia. elizabeta.dadic.hero@ri.t-com.hr
authors: Elizabeta
authors: E
authors: Dadić-Hero
authors: Klementina
authors: K
authors: Ružić
authors: Tanja
authors: T
authors: Grahovac
authors: Tija Zarković
authors: TZ
authors: Palijan
authors: Duška
authors: D
authors: Petranović
authors: Dubravka
authors: D
authors: Sepić-Grahovac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D057915:Drug Substitution / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D000077152:Olanzapine; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D010879:Piperazines; D013844:Thiazoles; D001569:Benzodiazepines; C092292:ziprasidone; D000077152:Olanzapine