TY - JOUR T1 - Metabolic monitoring for patients on antipsychotic medication: are we failing to provide reasonable standard of physical healthcare? JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 97 LP - 98 DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2012-100615 VL - 15 IS - 3 AU - Valsamma Eapen Y1 - 2012/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/15/3/97.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Mitchell AJ, Delaffon V, Vancampfort D, et al. Guideline concordant monitoring of metabolic risk in people treated with antipsychotic medication: systematic review and meta-analysis of screening practices. Psychol Med 2012;42:125–47.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed ■ Patients with mental illness are vulnerable to weight gain and metabolic risk induced by antipsychotic medication, therefore, proactive monitoring and management are critical in improving outcomes.■ Suboptimal metabolic monitoring even after the introduction of monitoring guidelines suggests the need for matching guidelines with appropriate training and quality assurance programmes.■ There is a need to bridge the research gap through investigating the optimal methods of detecting, preventing and treating metabolic risk in mentally-ill patients; the implementation of effective monitoring methods is crucial.■ An integrated evidence-based approach linking physical and mental health aspects using a shared care … ER -