Research Article

Youth, Caregiver, and Prescriber Experiences of Antipsychotic-Related Weight Gain

Table 1

Youth participant demographics and self-reported medications and diagnoses.

YouthGenderAgeMedication(s) named in participant experiencesSelf-reported conditions

(1) Youth 1Female 19Quetiapine, Strattera, Adderall Bipolar, depressed, mood disorder, anxiety, panic attacks
(2) Antidepressant interview
(3) Youth 2Female 26Olanzapine, lorazepam, risperidone, citalopram, trazodone Psychosis, psychosis not otherwise specified, sleep disorder
(4) Youth 3Male25Risperidone, olanzapine, ziprasidone, citalopramPsychosis
(5) Youth 4Male 24Paxil, lithium, “a lot of different antipsychotics” Depression, paranoid, bipolar schizophrenia, bipolar, schizo-affective, schizophrenia with bipolar
(6) Youth 5Female 18Quetiapine, Cipralex, clonazepamOCD*, anxiety
(7) Youth 6Female 21Quetiapine, lorazepam, Risperdal, Celexa, Effexor Schizophrenic, bipolar
(8) Youth 7Male24RisperidonePsychosis
(9) Youth 8Male 17Quetiapine Paranoia
(10) Antidepressant interview
(11) Youth 9 Male 26Divalproex, olanzapine, clonazepam, Dilaudid ADHD, “bipolar schizophrenic”
(12) Youth 10Female 23Cipralex, Wellbutrin, clonazepam, risperidoneDrug-induced psychosis, Paranoid schizophrenia, ADHD, anxiety
(13) Youth 11Female 25Lithium, olanzapine, citalopram, Ciprolex, citalopram, Wellbutrin, zopiclone Anxiety, depression, bipolar, manic
(14) Youth 12Female21Quetiapine, Zoloft, risperidone, Prozac, Paxil, lorazepam, clonazepam, diazepam, lorazepamBorderline personality disorder
(15) Youth 13Female 22Lithium, risperidone, ziprasidone, Cipralex, EpivalBipolar, psychosis
(16) Youth 14Male 20Risperidone, Dexedrine, Ritalin, WellbutrinADHD, ADD, seizure disorder, autism
(17) Youth 15Male 13Biphentin, risperidone ADHD, anger problem, violent behaviour

OCD: Obsessive compulsive disorder.
ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
ADD: attention deficit disorder.