[Mechanisms of the body weight gain induced by novel antipsychotic drugs and concomitant lipid abnormalities].

The authors presents the state of knowledge on the prevalence and proposed mechanisms leading to weight gain during treatment with atypical antipsychotics. A short review on the therapeutic approaches is also supplied.

[The effects of antipsychotic treatment on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in patients with schizophrenia].

The functioning of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal axis is commonly affected during a course of antipsychotic therapy. This paper presents epidemiology, possible cause and management of hormonal disturbances during antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia.