Nothing arouses the ire of nursing home consumer advocates like the term antipsychotics. A class of medications that was ...

published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. “Antipsychotics are commonly used off-label as first-line agents for pharmacological treatment of behavioral and psychological ...

Although antipsychotics were developed to treat schizophrenia, newer ones are sometimes used to treat depression that has not been relieved by antidepressants or other treatments. Depression is a ...

We analysed data from 7,216,791 people aged three to 18 years old. In the UK, antipsychotics, also known as “major tranquillisers”, are approved for use in under-18s with psychosis or with severely ...

Objective: To review clinical trials and reports describing the efficacy and safety of atypical antipsychotics (olanzapine, ziprasidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole) in the treatment of autistic or ...

Recently, second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), olanzapine plus fluoxetine, quetiapine extended release and aripiprazole have clearly demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of MDD patients ...

After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back ...

As a psychiatrist, I have two options for treating my patients: mood stabilizers, which are usually anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics. Antipsychotics are a key treatment in managing bipolar I ...

Some of the most commonly used are antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, antipsychotics, mood-stabilizers, and stimulants. Medicines may be an important part of your mental health treatment plan.

Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg/day are associated with an increased risk for tardive dyskinesia (TD), according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Maki Gouda ...

Lithium is associated with an increased risk for thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with ...