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Metabolic syndrome and psychiatric illness : interactions, pathophysiology, assessment and treatment /

Metabolic syndrome is a set of risk factors that includes: abdominal obesity, a decreased ability to process glucose (insulin resistance), dyslipidemia (unhealthy lipid levels), and hypertension. Patients who have this syndrome have been shown to be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mendelson, Scott D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The following is an annotated Table of Contents.
  • 1. Gerald Reaven and the Discovery of Syndrome X
  • 2. Factors that Cause Metabolic Syndrome
  • 3. The Pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome
  • 4. Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness
  • 5. Depression and Heart Disease
  • 6. Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin, and Alzheimer?s disease
  • 7. Metabolic Syndrome and Sex
  • 8. Sleep, Mood Disorder, and Metabolic Syndrome
  • 9. Diets for weight loss and Metabolic Syndrome
  • 10. A Supplement Primer
  • 11. Conclusion: Metabolic Syndrome and what to do about it.
  • Gerald Reaven and the discovery of syndrome X
  • Factors that contribute to metabolic syndrome
  • The pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome
  • Metabolic syndrome and psychiatric illness
  • Psychiatric medications and metabolic syndrome
  • Depression, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease
  • Metabolic syndrome, insulin and Alzheimer's disease
  • Metabolic syndrome, sleep, and sex
  • Diets for weight loss and metabolic syndrome
  • Nutritional supplements and metabolic syndrome
  • Conclusion: metabolic syndrome and what to do about it.