Antipsychotic Medication Use in Youths Adversely Affects Body Fat, Insulin Sensitivity (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Antipsychotic Medication Use in Youths Adversely Affects Body Fat, Insulin Sensitivity

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John W. Newcomer, M.D., principal investigator and corresponding author of the study who is a psychiatrist and a professor of integrated medical science in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, as well as an adjunct professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine.

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