Greater Arterial Stiffness in Children with or without Second-generation Antipsychotic Treatment for Mental Health Disorders: Rigidité Artérielle Plus Importante Chez Les Enfants Avec ou Sans Traitement Par Antipsychotiques de la Deuxième Génération Pour des Troubles de Santé Mentale

Objective: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are used for a variety of mental disorders and are associated with cardiometabolic side effects in children. The objective of this study was to assess the cardiovascular health of children with mental disorders that are SGA-treated or SGA-naive. Met...

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Published in:	Canadian journal of psychiatry 2021-07, Vol.66 (7), p.667-676
Main Authors:	Henderson, Amanda M., Islam, Nazrul, Sandor, George G. S., Panagiotopoulos, Constadina, Devlin, Angela M.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects Antipsychotics Body mass index Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Child Humans Mental disorders Mental Disorders - drug therapy Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental Health Original Research Pulse Wave Analysis Vascular Stiffness
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