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 ...

In a recent British Medical Journal study, researchers assess the adverse effects associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs in people with dementia. Study: Multiple adverse outcomes associated ...

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 ...

New research indicates that individuals living with dementia are being treated with potent antipsychotic medications for periods exceeding recommended guidelines. The study further suggests that ...

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 ...

A multidisciplinary panel convened by the American College of Critical Care Medicine has developed new guideline recommendations on caring for older adults in the intensive care unit (ICU). The two ...

Some nursing homes are adding inappropriate diagnoses of schizophrenia to patient charts to mask their misuse of antipsychotic drugs and inflate their CMS ratings, an Office of Inspector General ...

Antipsychotic use among Medicaid-insured children from low- or very-low-income families skyrocketed in just under a decade, new research shows. Investigators from the University of Maryland in ...

Expensive new antipsychotic drugs that are among the most widely prescribed pills in medicine are no more effective and no safer than an older, cheaper drug that has been largely discontinued, ...