Impact of lifestyle modification on some components of metabolic syndrome in persons with severe mental disorders: A meta-analysis

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is reportedly associated with high mortality from mostly cardiovascular causes in patients with severe mental disorders (SMD). Lifestyle interventions augment effective management of MS in patients with SMD. The present meta-analysis aims at updating the recent evidence on the effectiveness of lifestyle intervention for MS in patients with SMD.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - July 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vinit Kumar Singh, Sneha Karmani, Palash Kumar Malo, H.G. Virupaksha, Daliboina Muralidhar, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Kesavan Muralidharan Source Type: research