1
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Anthropometry and adiposity in a group of people with chronic mental illness

&
Pages 77-81 | Received 05 Mar 1997, Accepted 02 Oct 1997, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

References

  • Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity. Healthy weight Australia: a national obesity strategy. Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity, Sydney 1995
  • Gordon H L, Law A, Hohman K E, Groth C. The problem of overweight in hospitalised psychotic patients. Psychiatric Quarterly 1960; 34: 69–82
  • Stedman T, Welham J. The distribution of adipose tissue in female inpatients receiving antipsychotic drugs. British Journal of Psychiatry 1993; 162: 249–250
  • Gopalaswamy K, Morgan R. Too many chronically mentally disabled patients are too fat. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1985; 72: 254–258
  • Martinez J A, Velasco J J, Urbistondo M D. Effects of pharmacological therapy on anthropometric and biochemical status of male and female institutionalized psychiatric patients. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 1994; 13: 192–197
  • Silverstone T, Smith G, Goodall E. Prevalence of obesity in patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. British Journal of Psvchiatry 1988; 153: 214–217
  • Jensen M D. Research techniques for body composition assessment. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1992; 92: 454–460
  • Norton K I, Whittingham N O, Carter J EL, Kerr D A, Gore C J. Measurement techniques in anthropometry. Anthropometry and anthropometric profiling, K 1 Norton, T S Olds. Nolds Sports Scientific, Lidcombe 1994; 1–31
  • Martinez J A, Urbistondo M D. Anthropometric measurements of an institutionalised psychiatric population. Alimentary Nutrition and Metabolism 1990; 11: 29–39
  • Lean M EJ, Han T S, Morrison C E. Waist circumference as a measure for indicating the need for weight management. British Medical Journal 1995; 311: 158–161
  • Pilot survey of the fitness of Australians. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1990
  • National Heart Foundation. Risk factor prevalence survey no. 3, 1989: cities analysis. National Health Foundation of Australia and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra 1991
  • Gray D S, Bray G A, Bauer M, et al. Skinfold thickness measurements in obese subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1990; 51: 571–577
  • Deurenberg P, Weststrate J A, Seidell J C. Body mass index as a measure of fatness: age- and sex- specific prediction formulas. British Journal of Nutrition 1991; 65: 105–114
  • Wahlqvist M L. Obesity: real and fancied concerns from the public point of view. Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics 1990; 47: 8–12

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.