Mississippi consistently ranks in the top five in the nation for its rates of antipsychotic drugging in nursing homes, data ...

The FDA is poised to issue a decision soon on KarXT, a potential first-in-class antipsychotic for schizophrenia. What should ...

The following research questions were investigated: How much cognitive impairment do antipsychotic drug-naive FEP patients ...

The use of antipsychotic drugs to treat conditions not approved by the Food and Drug Administration has increased significantly in the last decade in children and adults. Conditions include ...

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 ...

The number of children taking powerful antipsychotic drugs has nearly tripled over the last 10 to 15 years, according to recent research. The increase comes not because of an epidemic of ...

Sometimes called "chemical straightjackets," antipsychotic drugs are usually used to treat certain mental health disorders, ...

If you are prescribed an antipsychotic medication, please consider finding a therapist you trust to help you learn more about what you are experiencing and to help you develop coping strategies to ...

A new nationwide Danish study published in The Lancet Psychiatry found that individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders ...

An increased concentration of the hormone leptin in fat cells is believed to be responsible for weight gain associated with antipsychotic drugs, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical ...

A Tweed Shire man hearing voices who “plunged” into the back of a police car and injured an officer had his charges dismissed ...