LE FIGARO. – Who is your immunopsychiatric consultation for?
D:r: Riad TAMOUZA. – We mainly accept adults with bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, depression, autism spectrum disorders. The aim of the consultation is to understand the causes and identify the immunological mechanisms involved in their mental pathology. Depending on their profile, they may be included in therapeutic trials and receive anti-inflammatory and/or immunomodulatory treatment in addition to their usual treatment.
Why do you look for metabolic syndrome in your overweight patients?
In all investigated patients, it is characterized by obesity, abnormal lipid balance, high blood sugar, high blood pressure. This syndrome is important to identify and treat quickly, because it can be the cause of cardiovascular diseases, which are very common in mental illnesses and are the main cause of death in these patients. If this syndrome affects 10%…
Source: Le Figaro
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