Elephant in the Living Room: “Obesity Epidemic,” Psychiatric Drugs, and Psychiatric Diagnosis

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There has been almost no public discussion of the role of psychiatric medications in substantial weight gain, despite a large increase in prescription of these medications. This article is about possible reasons for lack of attention to this connection. Second, the article includes a critique of the proposal to include “obesity” as a mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.View full textDownload full textKeywordsmental disorder, obesity, psychiatric drugs, mental illness, psychiatric diagnosisRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21604851.2012.627787