title: Rimonabant-induced catatonia in schizophrenia: A case report.
abstract: Patients with psychiatric illness have higher rates of mortality and medical co-morbidity related to increased rates of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Rimonabant, a cannabinoid receptor (CB1) antagonist, is an anti-obesity agent and decreases risk for metabolic syndrome. Though there are reports of rimonabant associated with adverse psychiatric events like depression, rimonabant-induced catatonia is not reported. In this first time report, we describe a patient with schizophrenia developing catatonia possibly due to rimonabant.:
authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
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authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
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authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India. Electronic address:venkat.nimhans@yahoo.com.
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authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
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authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
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authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
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authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
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authors: The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
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