title: Overweight and the use of psychiatric drugs in patients with mental disorders attended at psychosocial care center, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Psychopharmacology brought numerous benefits to people with mental disorders, although undesirable side effects have arisen, including weight gain.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Identify the overweight frequency in individuals with mental disorders and its relation with the use of psychiatric drugs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with patients with mental disorders of both sexes, older than 18 years. Body Mass Index (BMI) used to diagnose overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m2). Chi-square test of Pearson (c²) and Poisson regression were used for analytical statistics for association between variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the study involved 109 individuals. Overweight was found in 70.7% of the study population, 29.4% presented pre-obesity, 26.6% were obese class I, 8.3%, obese class II, and 6.4% obese grade III (morbid). The overweight prevalence was significantly higher among patients who used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (PR = 1,42, 95% CI 1,12 to 1,80, p = 0,004), typical antipsychotics (PR = 1,43, 95% CI 1,13 to 1,80, p = 0,003), atypical antipsychotics (PR = 1,24, 95% CI 1,01 to 1,54, p = 0,045) and benzodiazepines (PR = 1,37, 95% CI 1,10 to 1,71, p = 0,004) when compared to those who used tricycle antidepressants ((PR=1,20, 95% CI 0,93 to 1,54, p=0,153) and mood stabilizers (PR=1,09, 95% IC 0,88 to 1,35, p=0,416) .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High prevalence of overweight significantly higher among patients who used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, typical and atypical antipsychotics and benzodiazepines.
authors: Nutrition Department. Federal University of Piauí. Teresina. Piauí, Brazil. marizesantos@ufpi.edu.br.
authors: Marize Melo Dos
authors: MM
authors: Santos
authors: Sarah De Melo Rocha
authors: Sde M
authors: Cabral
authors: Márcio Denis Medeiros
authors: MD
authors: Mascarenhas
authors: Renato Mendes
authors: RM
authors: Santos
authors: Juliana Maria Libório
authors: JM
authors: Eulálio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: Overweight. Obesity. Psychotropic Drugs. Mental Disorders.