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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Psychol Psychother, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0487 Psychosomatic Medicine & Forensic Congress 2017
October 12-14, 2017
JOINT EVENT
24th International Conference on PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
2nd International Congress on FORENSIC SCIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY
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October 12-14, 2017 London, UK
Metabolic syndrome: A psychiatric perspective
Tariq Allauddin Munshi
Queen’s University, Canada
Statement: Metabolic syndrome is a term that describes a group of conditions that puts an individual at risk for cardiovascular
disease. This term represents increased waist circumference which is regarded as a central feature, lipid dysregulation, raised fasting
blood glucose and presence of hypertension. It has been known over the years as insulin resistance syndrome, syndrome X, the deadly
Quartet since the 1920’s. The criteria used mostly is International Diabetes Federation and the United States National Cholesterol
Educational Program Adult Treatment Panel (NCEPATP) III criteria for metabolic syndrome.
Orientation: People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are at increased risk of developing
cardiovascular disease, as a result of multiple aetiology including genetic, life style, disease specific as well as effect of treatment. They
live 25 years less than general population and complications arising from cardiovascular disease are among the leading cause of death
for people with chronic schizophrenia.
Significance: The high risk patients need to be identified at the outset so an individualised care plan can be formulated. Education
regarding life style changes, prescribing suitable psychotropic medication, establishing a temporal relationship and identifying the
variables to make a management plan is vital.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to: 1. Be aware of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in
psychiatric population. 2. Highlight the importance of identifying the risk factors for developing metabolic syndrome in psychiatric
inpatient setting at an early stage.
Biography
Tariq Allauddin Munshi is currently working as an attending Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry at Queen’s University & has been given the rank of an
Associate Professor. His current responsibilities are working with the Assertive Community Team; managing beds in the acute adult inpatient unit at Kingston
General Hospital. His responsibilities in the department are administrative, research, teaching and providing clinical service. The areas of interest are newer
antipsychotics, clozapine, metabolic syndrome, quality improvement and mental health act.
Tariq Allauddin Munshi, J Psychol Psychother 2017, 7:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0487-C1-017