Metabolic and clinical effect of alpha-lipoic acid administration in schizophrenic subjects stabilized with atypical antipsychotics: A 12-week, open-label, uncontrolled study

• Main Authors: Fiammetta Iannuzzo (Author), Gianpaolo Antonio Basile (Author), Domenica Campolo (Author), Giovanni Genovese (Author), Gianluca Pandolfo (Author), Loretta Giunta (Author), Domenica Ruggeri (Author), Antonino Di Benedetto (Author), Antonio Bruno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Many of the atypical antipsychotics induce metabolic side effects, limiting their use in clinical practice. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) was proposed as a new approach in schizophrenia to improve metabolic effects of atypical antipsychotics. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of A...