Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry (생물정신의학)

The Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry (대한생물정신의학회)
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The Development of Behavioral Modification Program on Weight Reduction in Overweight Patients taking Atypical Antipsychotics - Preliminary Study -

비정형 항정신병약물 복용 중인 과체중 환자에서 체중 감량을 위한 행동수정요법의 개발 - 예비연구 -

  • Shin, Hong Beom (Department of psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Jong Ho (Department of psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cha, Bo Seok (Department of psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Byung Soo (Department of psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Suk Kyung (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hak Lyung (Department of Social Work, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Yong Sik (Department of psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Young Min (Department of psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Ung Gu (Department of psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 신홍범 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 박종호 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 차보석 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 김병수 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 이숙경 (서울대학교병원 신경정신과) ;
  • 김학령 (서울대학교병원 의료사회사업과) ;
  • 김용식 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 안용민 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 강웅구 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2003.11.30
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Abstract

Objects:The authors devebped a behavioral modification program for oveweight outpatients with schi-zophrenia and bipolar disorder will had teen treated with atypical antipsychotics, and evaluated the applicability of this program to outpatients Methods:Two men and nine women who had been treated with atypical antipsychotics and will had gained at least 5 percent of their pre-treatment body weight for 10 weeks, attended a behavioral modification program. The patients' weight, body mass index and the diet-activity scale were assessed and were compared with those of a matched comparison group will dd not attend the behavioral modification program Results:The body weight of patients who attended the behavioral modification program reduced with statistical significance, The treatment group showed significant improvement in diet-related items but not in activity-related items of the diet-activity scale Conclusions:This study suggested the applicability of a eehavioral mcdification program on weight reduction to overweight patients taking atypical antipsychotics for the frrst time in Korea Additional large scale studies are needed to validate the effectiveness of this program.

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