%0 Journal Article
%T Monitoring and Prevalence Rates of Metabolic Syndrome in Military Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
%A Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana
%A Joshua Kane
%A Tracey H. Taveira
%A Mark S. Bauer
%A Wen-Chih Wu
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0019298
%X Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality among patients with serious mental illness (SMI) and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome¡ªa constellation of cardiovascular risk factors¡ªis significantly higher in these patients than in the general population. Metabolic monitoring among patients using second generation antipsychotics (SGAs)¡ªa risk factor for metabolic syndrome¡ªhas been shown to be inadequate despite the release of several guidelines. However, patients with SMI have several factors independent of medication use that predispose them to a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Our study therefore examines monitoring and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with SMI, including those not using SGAs.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0019298