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How do you weigh the risks of antipsychotic induced metabolic side effects when treating behavioral symptoms of dementia in a patient with diabetes?

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Psychiatry · University of Washington

This is an excellent question and is a difficult clinical metabolic risk concern in a poorly characterized population. Most of what we know about antipsychotic-induced metabolic syndrome, such as weight gain, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia, comes from younger patients with schiz...

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