The origin of the development of EDs in these patients
remains unclear, and related psychopathological and neurobiological
mechanisms need to be further explored. Otherwise,
a number of limitations of the existing descriptive
studies should be highlighted. These mainly pertain to differences
in methodological approach (cross-sectional studies,
small samples, outpatient/inpatient, and self-administered
questionnaires versus semistructured interviews).Many confounding
factors are insufficiently taken into account, such
as age, sex, disease duration, and treatment with other
psychoactive drugs. Indeed, in addition to antipsychotics,
patients often consume anxiolytics, antidepressants, and
other mood stabilizers with well-documented side effects of
increased appetite and weight gain [