Chinese researchers find, in a literature review for the International Journal of Endocrinology find an increased rate of osteoporosis among people with a schizophrenia diagnosis, and conclude that that increased risk is secondary to hyperprolactinemia caused by antipsychotics.
This is mentioned in the UK’s NICE Schizophrenia guidelines but it’s kind of buried, service users are not told about this as a potential risk
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