The psychological journey of weight gain in psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid weight gain is common with antipsychotic medication. Lost confidence, low mood and medication non-adherence often follow. Yet, the dynamic interactions between the physical and psychological consequences of weight gain, and implications for intervention, are unknown.

Objectives

We examined first-person accounts of weight gain to identify preferences for weight change interventions.

Design

A qualitative design was used to explore patients' experiences of weight change in the context of psychosis.

Method

Semi-structured interviews, analysed using grounded theory, were conducted with 10 patients with psychosis. Sample validation was conducted with peer researchers with lived experience of psychosis.

Results

Patients described that initially

SUBMITTER: Waite F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9304181 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature