2015
Antipsychotic‐induced weight gain in first‐episode psychosis patients: a meta‐analysis of differential effects of antipsychotic medications
Tek C, Kucukgoncu S, Guloksuz S, Woods SW, Srihari VH, Annamalai A. Antipsychotic‐induced weight gain in first‐episode psychosis patients: a meta‐analysis of differential effects of antipsychotic medications. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2015, 10: 193-202. PMID: 25962699, PMCID: PMC5589463, DOI: 10.1111/eip.12251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisAP medicationFEP patientsBody weight gainBMI increaseWeight gainAP useBody mass index (BMI) changeSignificant body weight gainWeight gain riskMore weight gainComprehensive literature searchMean weight gainMeta-regression analysisBaseline weightBMI changeModifiable factorsBMI differencesMedicationsBMI outcomesPlaceboHigher weight gainBMILiterature searchPatients
2014
High Rates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Symptoms Among Patients With Schizophrenia
Annamalai A, Palmese LB, Chwastiak LA, Srihari VH, Tek C. High Rates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Symptoms Among Patients With Schizophrenia. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2014, 56: 59-66. PMID: 25023923, PMCID: PMC5583522, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2014.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaSevere mental illnessSTOP questionnaireSleep apneaHigh riskLarge urban community mental health centerMental illnessDiagnosis of OSAUrban community mental health centerCommunity mental health centerBody mass indexHigh-risk groupCross-sectional studyHigh clinical utilityMental health centersSample of outpatientsHigh rateOSA symptomsCardiovascular morbiditySurgical populationMass indexRisk factorsHealth centersSTOP scoreClinical utility
2011
Insomnia is frequent in schizophrenia and associated with night eating and obesity
Palmese LB, DeGeorge PC, Ratliff JC, Srihari VH, Wexler BE, Krystal AD, Tek C. Insomnia is frequent in schizophrenia and associated with night eating and obesity. Schizophrenia Research 2011, 133: 238-243. PMID: 21856129, PMCID: PMC5581545, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexQuality of lifeSleep difficultiesMass indexClinical insomniaSevere insomniaNight eatingPoor sleepPsychiatric symptomsTypes of antipsychoticsPrevalence of insomniaRelationship of sleepProminent clinical concernBrief cognitive assessmentIndependent predictorsPoint prevalenceClinical variablesClinical careSleep patternsSchizoaffective disorderClinical concernInsomniaLow qualityWeight gainSchizophrenia