According to the literature, schizophrenia is associated with the components of metabolic syndrome. This mental disorder has such manifestations as visceral obesity, impaired lipid metabolism, hyperglycemia, and hypertension. The prevalence rate of schizophrenia varies in different countries. There is a body of evidence about the higher incidence of cardiovascular events in the schizophrenic patients with metabolic syndrome. Therefore, the prevention or treatment of this condition in sthese patients is a matter of fundamental importance. Fish oils, commonly used by people, contain omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3 has been demonstrated to be effective in the patients with metabolic syndrome.
Roudbaraki,S N , Behdani,F , Hebrani,P , Ghayour-Mobarhan,M and Vahabi Amlashi,S . (2017). Omega-3, Metabolic Syndrome, and Schizophrenia: A review. Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, 5(1), 502-504. doi: 10.22038/psj.2017.8163
MLA
Roudbaraki,S N , , Behdani,F , , Hebrani,P , , Ghayour-Mobarhan,M , and Vahabi Amlashi,S . "Omega-3, Metabolic Syndrome, and Schizophrenia: A review", Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, 5, 1, 2017, 502-504. doi: 10.22038/psj.2017.8163
HARVARD
Roudbaraki S N, Behdani F, Hebrani P, Ghayour-Mobarhan M, Vahabi Amlashi S. (2017). 'Omega-3, Metabolic Syndrome, and Schizophrenia: A review', Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, 5(1), pp. 502-504. doi: 10.22038/psj.2017.8163
CHICAGO
S N Roudbaraki, F Behdani, P Hebrani, M Ghayour-Mobarhan and S Vahabi Amlashi, "Omega-3, Metabolic Syndrome, and Schizophrenia: A review," Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, 5 1 (2017): 502-504, doi: 10.22038/psj.2017.8163
VANCOUVER
Roudbaraki S N, Behdani F, Hebrani P, Ghayour-Mobarhan M, Vahabi Amlashi S. Omega-3, Metabolic Syndrome, and Schizophrenia: A review. Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement. 2017;5(1):502-504. doi: 10.22038/psj.2017.8163
