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Title: | The experience of weight gain as a result of taking second-generation antipsychotic medications: the mental health consumer perspective | Contributor(s): | Usher, Kim (author) ; Park, Tanya (author); Foster, Kim (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | DOI: | 10.1111/jpm.12019 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14608 | Abstract: | This interpretive qualitative study aimed to describe and construct the meaning of the experience of living with the weight gain associated with second-generation antipsychotics. A qualitative study that incorporated the tenets of phenomenology and utilized in-depth interviews was conducted with eight mental health consumers. Thematic analysis resulted in three themes: Grappling with the weight; Living with the consequences of being overweight; and Experiencing negative emotions about the weight gain. The findings indicate that consumers struggle to manage the insatiable appetite and the related weight gain associated with second-generation antipsychotic medication, as well as the numerous associated physical and emotional issues. Adherence with prescribed second-generation antipsychotic medication was also affected and a number of the participants indicated they had ceased or considered ceasing their medication because of the weight gain associated with the drugs. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 20(9), p. 801-806 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1365-2850 1351-0126 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111005 Mental Health Nursing | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420504 Mental health nursing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920210 Nursing 920209 Mental Health Services |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200307 Nursing 200305 Mental health services |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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