Diabetes and Mental Illness

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23m
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Lecture Overview

Antipsychotic medicines are commonly used to treat people with severe mental health conditions. However, these medicines can have serious side effects including obesity, dyslipidaemia, high blood pressure and hyperglycaemia. In this lecture, diabetes nurse practitioner and credentialed diabetes educator Michelle Robins explains why these side effects occur and provides medication management strategies.

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Michelle Robins View profile
Michelle Robins is a credentialled diabetes educator and a nurse practitioner with Northern Health. She has worked for 30 years as a diabetes educator at several major tertiary hospitals in Victoria and Queensland. Michelle has served on more than 50 diabetes-related committees and contributed to book chapters on diabetes.
Details
CPD time23m
First Published25 August 2022
Updated25 August 2022
Expires
25 August 2025
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Topics
Antipsychotic Medications
Antipsychotics
Chronic Illness
Clinical Assessment
Diabetes Mellitus