Low Prevalence of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Never-Treated Chronic Schizophrenia

Research from India indicates that “schizophrenia in the absence of antipsychotic drug treatment is not a factor contributing to high prevalence of metabolic abnormalities.”

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