Seventy-two years after the first antipsychotic, Thorazine, was approved, psychiatry is now seriously discussing the need to ...

Antipsychotic medicines are a key part of the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. Although they provide therapeutic ...

Researchers review the future of schizophrenia treatment, highlighting TAAR1 agonists, NMDA enhancers, and the gut-brain axis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alice G. Walton, PhD is a writer who covers health and mental health. A widely reported new study finds that more kids and teens ...

CINCINNATI — Local nursing homes have been cited for administering antipsychotic drugs to patients who don't need them. One man said it happened to his mother at a senior rehab center in Springfield ...

NEW YORK — U.S. nursing homes have significantly reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among their elderly residents, responding to pressure from many directions. Yet advocacy groups insist ...

The use of antipsychotic medications for purposes other than those officially approved is common among older adults in Finland. This emerges from a large registry study conducted by the University of ...

Dr. Kennedy answers the question: 'Antipsychotics For Bipolar Disorder?' — -- Question: How do antipsychotics work, when are they used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, and how does one ...

Antipsychotics have been linked to respiratory failure in a dose-dependent manner among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), results of a large observational study show.

Dr. Brian Brennan answers the question: 'Antipsychotics For Anxiety Disorders? — -- Question: What are antipsychotics, how do they work, and are they helpful in the treatment of anxiety disorders ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Atypical antipsychotics, though not typically considered drugs of abuse, are now being used to enhance the effects of other drugs or as a way to counter the adverse effects of ...

Sinead Brophy receives funding from Medical Research Council, Welsh Government (Health and Care Research Wales), Economic and Social Research Council and British Heart Foundation. Antipsychotic ...