Exercise and Worsening of Extrapyramidal Symptoms during Treatment with Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics

• Main Authors: David D. Kim (Author), Donna J. Lang (Author), Darren E. R. Warburton (Author), Alasdair M. Barr (Author), Randall F. White (Author), William G. Honer (Author), Ric M. Procyshyn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Second-generation antipsychotic medications are used to treat schizophrenia and a range of other psychotic disorders, although adverse effects, including cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities and extrapyramidal symptoms, are often inevitable. Studies have shown that exercise, as an adjunct ther...