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 ...

PITTSBURGH, June 13, 2024 – New University of Pittsburgh research points to a potential approach to reducing the risk of diabetes associated with widely prescribed antipsychotic medications. The study ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.

BATCHES of a drug taken by thousands of Brits are being recalled over fears they could trigger overdoses. Quetiapine is an ...

Parkinson’s patients taking antipsychotic medications have a significant increased risk of death, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology and covered by News Medical. For the study, ...

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 ...

Many seniors with dementia are being put at risk by brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion and hospitalization ...

Days after a national report called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to eliminate an antipsychotics quality measure because it limits access to treatment for some dementia patients, the ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found that ...