| APDs | antipsychotic drugs |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| AAPD | atypical antipsychotic drug |
| AAPDs | atypical antipsychotic drugs |
| LDA | low-dose aripiprazole |
| HDA | high-dose aripiprazole |
| DHDA | double high-dose aripiprazole |
| MRTD | maximum recommended human therapeutic dose |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| SD | standard deviation |
| DHCR7 7 | dehydrocholesterol reductase enzyme |
| 7-DHC 7 | dehydrocholesterol levels |
| DES | desmosterol |
| SLOS | Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome |