In this Healthed lecture, psychiatrist; Director of the Professorial Psychiatry Unit, University of Melbourne, Albert Road Clinic, Prof Malcolm Hopwood, explains that metabolic dysregulation is a potential side effect of antipsychotics. This includes changes in cholesterol, triglycerides, BSL and BMI. These changes can cause or exacerbate comorbidities. This is a complex area and predictors are poorly understood. Weight gain is a major problem for compliance. 

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