Greater Arterial Stiffness in Children with or without Second-generation Antipsychotic Treatment for Mental Health Disorders: Rigidit é Artérielle Plus Importante Chez Les Enfants Avec ou Sans Traitement Par Antipsychotiques de la Deuxième Génération Pour des Troubles de Santé Mentale

CONCLUSIONS: Children with mental disorders have greater arterial stiffness and altered cardiac structure/function than children with no mental health diagnosis. SGA treatment in children is not associated with alterations in cardiovascular structure/function.PMID:34180273 | DOI:10.1177/0706743720974838

Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - June 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amanda M Henderson Nazrul Islam George G S Sandor Constadina Panagiotopoulos Angela M Devlin Source Type: research