Obesity and Mental Disorders

Abstract

Mental disorders cause problems in daily and social life due to various symptoms and dysfunctions. Mental disorders reduce QOL, but obesity is also a factor that lowers QOL, and the coexistence of both is a major problem. Most mental disorders are strongly associated with obesity, and obesity may already coexist early in the onset.

There are various causes of obesity in mentally disorder patients, including individual factors such as decreased activity and unhealthy lifestyles, and environmental influences. There are many problems in solving this problem, but we will consider each of the typical mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression based on their characteristics.