Antipsychotic drugs—used to treat the millions of people in the U.S. with schizophrenia—have lots of unpleasant side effects. The drugs also aren't effective for many people. There is an urgent need ...

Antipsychotic medication is used in schizophrenia, severe depression, elation (in bipolar disorder), and other conditions. These medications offer many benefits provided they are used with care and ...

A study analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found that residents who were given antipsychotic medications showed a ...

Schizophrenia medication falls under two main categories: older, first-generation, or "typical" antipsychotics and newer drugs for schizophrenia known as second-generation or "atypical" antipsychotics ...

A federal watchdog on Thursday accused nursing homes of inappropriately diagnosing residents with schizophrenia to “mask” the misuse of antipsychotic drugs and “artificially inflate” their star ...

An increasing number of young people in the UK are being referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Alongside this is the rising number of children prescribed medicines that ...

· Schizophrenia affects more than 2.5 million people in U.S. CHICAGO --- Antipsychotic drugs – used to treat the millions of people in the U.S. with schizophrenia — have lots of unpleasant side ...