?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Psychosocial+and+Biological+Factors+Contributing+to+Body+Weight+Gain+in+Schizophrenia&rft.creator=Vella%2C+SC+&rft.creator=Pai%2C+NB&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Overweight+and+obesity+are+frequently+reported+to+be+a+significant+issue+in+schizophrenia+resulting+in+the+inherent+complications+of+these+disorders.+Body+weight+gain+also+commonly+results+from+treatment+with+the+most+tolerable+and+efficacious+pharmacological+treatments%2C+second-generation+antipsychotics.+However+there+are+numerous+other+factors+that+contribute+to+increased+body+mass+in+individuals+with+schizophrenia+prior+to+the+initiation+of+treatment.+With+prior+research+indicating+that+individuals+with+schizophrenia+have+higher+rates+of+overweight+and+obesity+before+treatment.+Therefore+this+article+provides+a+review+of+pertinent+issues+associated+with+body+weight+gain+in+schizophrenia+in+an+attempt+to+delineate+the+impact+of+both+the+disease+and+treatment+upon+body+weight+gain.+The+results+of+the+review+indicate+that+body+weight+gain+in+schizophrenia+occurs+from+both+psychosocial+and+biological+factors+that+are+further+compounded+by+antipsychotic+treatment.+The+article+concludes+with+recommendations+for+future+research.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7997%2F1%2F2011-3-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vella%2C+SC++and+Pai%2C+NB++(2011)+Psychosocial+and+Biological+Factors+Contributing+to+Body+Weight+Gain+in+Schizophrenia.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7997%2F