Antipsychotic use in older adults in the US soared from 2015 to 2024, with a growing share coming from long-term care ...

Antipsychotics, as their name implies, are an important part of treating psychosis, a mental state often associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though they can also be prescribed for ...

Antipsychotic drugs treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental health disorders. They can ease your symptoms and help you avoid a relapse (when your symptoms come back), but they can also ...

Antipsychotic medications are used as short or long-term treatments for bipolar disorder to control psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, or mania symptoms. These symptoms may occur ...

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.

Antipsychotics come from a long line of accidents. In 1876, German chemists created a textile dye called methylene blue, which happened to also dye cells. It meandered into biology labs and, soon ...

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While antipsychotic medications are known to cause weight gain, the benefits to your mental health far exceed the risks. Weight gain is common for people who use antipsychotic medications. In fact, ...

Powerful antipsychotic medications are being used to treat children and teenagers with ADHD, aggression and behavior problems, a study finds, even though safer treatments are available and should be ...

This is the latest, and perhaps last, of several debates with Bob Whitaker on the role of antipsychotics in treating psychotic symptoms. It was triggered by a recent email exchange that clarified our ...

Managing schizophrenia involves a combination of strategies, and antipsychotic medication is a key piece of the puzzle. There are some important things to keep in mind while on antipsychotics. For ...

In response to a generic question about post-market drug surveillance posed during a February 2007 House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Dr. David Graham, then associate director of science and ...