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Obesity in Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This narrative review synthesized recent research related to obesity in adolescents with psychiatric disorders, with a focus on epidemiology, mechanisms, and weight management approaches. The paper reviews literature on depressive and anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.

Recent Findings

Depression has a bidirectional relationship with obesity. Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and their treatments, increase the risk of developing obesity. Mechanisms underlying this weight gain include lifestyle and environmental factors and psychiatric medications, though emerging evidence has also suggested the role of genetic and neuroendocrine processes. Evidence about the most effective treatments for obesity in adolescents with psychiatric disorders remains limited.

Summary

Adolescents with psychiatric disorders are at high risk for obesity. Close monitoring for increases in weight and cardiometabolic risk factors with use of antipsychotic and mood-stabilizing medications is recommended. Clinical trials are needed that test the efficacy of weight management strategies for this population.

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Ariana M. Chao was supported, in part, by the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number K23NR017209. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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  1. Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ariana M. Chao

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ariana M. Chao, Thomas A. Wadden & Robert I. Berkowitz

  3. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3440 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Robert I. Berkowitz

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Chao, A.M., Wadden, T.A. & Berkowitz, R.I. Obesity in Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders. Curr Psychiatry Rep 21, 3 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-019-0990-7

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