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Med/Psych Update
How to assess and manage high cholesterol in patients with mental illness
Assistant Professor Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Informatics University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Tulsa, Oklahoma
Disclosure The author reports no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
High cholesterol is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, which contribute to increased morbidity in psychiatric patients. Consider using online tools to evaluate your patients’ 10-year risk of cardiovascular events. Reducing total cholesterol, often with the help of statin medications, significantly reduces the risk of subsequent events in adults at extremely high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Related Resources • American College of Cardiology. Dyslipidemia. www.acc.org/clinical-topics/dyslipidemia. • Koch J, Thomas CJ. Using lipid guidelines to manage metabolic syndrome for patients taking an antipsychotic. Current Psychiatry. 2016;15(7):59,62-66.
