prevention of cardiovascular risk and diabetes in schizophrenia patients: application of internet in clinical praxis

Abstract

The excess cardiovascular mortality associated with schizophrenia is attributed in part to an increased risk of the modifiable coronary heart disease factor as obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and smoking. We describe assessment of these cardiovascular risk factors using a special webpage.

Keywords

• schizophrenia
• antipsychotics
• cardiovascular risk factors
• mortality