In addition to antipsychotics, other medications used include lithium, thyroid hormone, low doses of stimulants, anticonvulsants, and other classes of antidepressants, such as tricyclic ...

Management of adverse events is a major concern of clinicians who use antipsychotic drugs. The incidence of motor side effects is dose dependent. Atypical antipsychotic drugs are less likely to ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo demonstrates that antipsychotic medications significantly worsened ...

It found that residents who were given antipsychotic medications showed a significant worsening of their behaviors. In fact, nearly 68 per cent of residents who used antipsychotics had more ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Thursday approved a new kind of drug to treat schizophrenia, a breakthrough after 70 years of incremental innovation that appears to avoid side effects ...

Antipsychotic drugs may be prescribed for people with dementia who develop changes such as aggression and psychosis. However this is usually only after other drugs have been tried such as ...

Purpose: The association of antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs with Q-T interval prolongation is reviewed. Summary: Prolongation of the Q-T interval can be of particular concern to ...

A new study of nearly 500,000 nursing home residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications has found an increase in negative behaviors compared to those who were not given such drugs.

An antipsychotic drug caused a teenager to develop the rare condition which led to his death, an inquest has heard. Oliver McGowan, 18, from Emerson's Green near Bristol was mildly autistic and ...

"is sometimes prescribed when people do not respond adequately to other antipsychotic medications. However, it may cause additional side effects, such as kidney or bladder problems," according to ...