Healthy weight or healthy mind? Psych drugs can pile on pounds
Katie’s temper tantrums and emotional outbursts became uncontrollable when she was 5 years old. After diagnosing her with Asperger’s syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), doctors placed her on risperidone, an antipsychotic drug used to treat irritability and aggression in autistic children.
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