Researchers also looked at treatment failure (composite of psychiatric hospitalization, death, or change in antipsychotic ...

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 ...

A federal judge heard final arguments on Friday as to whether or not a mentally ill arson suspect should be forcibly medicated to try and make him competent to stand trial for a 2021 fire in ...

The state auditor report found poor record keeping and a lack of therapy to accompany psychotropic medications.

The use of antidementia and antipsychotic drugs for treating nursing home residents with dementia varies considerably across the United States, suggesting the need for better guidelines for ...

"Based on the evidence considered, no clear recommendation can be made for a specific antipsychotic medication," co-author Lena Feber, MSc, also of the Technical University of Munich School of ...

People with these symptoms are often prescribed antipsychotic drugs inappropriately. These may reduce experiences such as delusions, but they are also linked to serious side effects including ...

More information: Lena Feber et al, Antipsychotic Drugs and Cognitive Function, JAMA Psychiatry (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.2890 ...

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARGUE THAT COUNSELING AND THERAPY WON’T WORK TO RESTORE CHARETTE’S COMPETENCY, AND ONLY FORCIBLY ADMINISTERING AN ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION. HALOPERIDOL WILL HELP.