Leahy Laura G
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2017 Aug 1;55(8):21-26. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20170718-02.
Obesity is a complex and potentially deadly health concern; yet, there are few medications available to treat this chronic, recurrent disease. Patients are frequently told to "lose weight" and change their diet and exercise habits. For many, making behavioral lifestyle changes is not enough to enhance weight loss efforts and improve overall health and quality of life. Medication-assisted weight loss must be considered as an adjunct treatment to lifestyle changes, as neither alone may provide the sustainable reduction in weight necessary to decrease the medical and psychiatric comorbidities associated with obesity. Short- and long-term medications are available to assist patients in losing excess weight. These agents are safe when taken as prescribed and monitored by a health care professional and incorporated into a plan to create and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Weight loss medication is not a "quick fix" but rather a tool in the kit of resources to combat obesity and improve patients' quality of life. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(8), 21-26.
肥胖是一个复杂且可能致命的健康问题；然而，用于治疗这种慢性复发性疾病的药物却很少。患者经常被告知要“减肥”并改变饮食和运动习惯。对许多人来说，改变行为生活方式不足以加强减肥效果并改善整体健康和生活质量。药物辅助减肥必须被视为生活方式改变的辅助治疗方法，因为单独依靠任何一种方法都可能无法实现必要的体重持续减轻，以减少与肥胖相关的医学和精神疾病合并症。有短期和长期药物可帮助患者减轻多余体重。这些药物在按处方服用并由医疗保健专业人员监测，并纳入创造和维持健康生活方式的计划时是安全的。减肥药物不是“快速解决方案”，而是对抗肥胖和改善患者生活质量的一系列资源中的一种工具。[《心理社会护理与心理健康服务杂志》，55(8)，21 - 26页]
