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Diabetes link to antipsychotic use in adolescents

August 22, 2013 by

Children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotic medications may be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN, conducted a study of children and youths between 6 and 24 years of age, who were a part of the Tennessee Medicaid program between 1996 and 2007...

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