Articles by author - Jamie Karagianis

Weight Gain Risk Factor assessment checklist: overview and recommendation for use.

Treuer T, Pendlebury J, Lockman H, Bushe C, Karagianis J, Raskin J, Lipkovich I.

Evaluation Studies 2011; 32(2): 199-205 PubMed PMID: 21552187  Keywords:  Antipsychotic Agents:adverse effects, Feeding Behavior:psychology, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Mental Disorders:drug therapy, Motor Activity:physiology, Obesity:epidemiology, Outcome Assessment (Health Care):methods, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk F.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Patients with mental illness are at risk for weight gain. Evidence-based risk assessment checklists have the potential to iden.....

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Parasitosis, dopaminergic modulation and metabolic disturbances in schizophrenia: evolution of a hypothesis.

Treuer T, Martenyi F, Karagianis J.

Journal Article 2007; 28(5): 535-540 PubMed PMID: 17984933  Keywords:  Antiparasitic Agents:pharmacology, Antipsychotic Agents:pharmacology, Delusions:complications, Dopamine:metabolism, Dopamine Agents:pharmacology, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Parasitic Diseases:complications, Psychological Theory, Schizo.    Citation

: Recent meta-analyses have provided a comprehensive overview of studies investigating Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in schizophrenic patie.....

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