Mixed-feature depression can signal bipolar risk; spot red flags and consider lurasidone or lumateperone before standard antidepressants.
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15 Steps to Helping Psychiatric Patients Achieve and Maintain a Healthy Weight
Author(s)Betty Vreeland, MSN
While psychotropic medications for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric disorders can cause weight gain, patients can take small steps to improve their health.
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