Nothing arouses the ire of nursing home consumer advocates like the term antipsychotics. A class of medications that was ...

We analysed data from 7,216,791 people aged three to 18 years old. In the UK, antipsychotics, also known as “major tranquillisers”, are approved for use in under-18s with psychosis or with severely ...

In light of claims of improved efficacy and lower incidence of adverse effects compared with older drugs, second-generation antipsychotics have emerged as the predominant treatment for schizophrenia.

Kales, M.D. et al. published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. “Antipsychotics are commonly used off-label as first-line agents for pharmacological treatment of behavioral and ...

Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg/day are associated with an increased risk for tardive dyskinesia (TD), according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Maki Gouda ...

The first line of pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia is antipsychotic medication. However, antipsychotic medications ...

Recently, second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), olanzapine plus fluoxetine, quetiapine extended release and aripiprazole have clearly demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of MDD patients ...

Although antipsychotics were developed to treat schizophrenia, newer ones are sometimes used to treat depression that has not been relieved by antidepressants or other treatments. Depression is a ...

Some of the most commonly used are antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, antipsychotics, mood-stabilizers, and stimulants. Medicines may be an important part of your mental health treatment plan.

Nottingham knife killer not forced to take long-lasting antipsychotics due to fear of needles, damning report reveals - ...