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A1c can climb about 14 times faster in the first 90 days of antipsychotic treatment than with pre-therapy, marking a key ...

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 ...

Key Takeaways Antipsychotics can increase risk of type 2 diabetes, but signs appear early onMost significant changes to ...

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 ...

When you hear about dementia, the chances are you think about memory problems. But other common symptoms of dementia, including Alzheimer's, can be even more troublesome to patients and their families ...

New research illuminates the benefits and risks of antipsychotic medication in children and its impact on individual well-being, social, educational and/or vocational functioning, and disease burden.

I read with interest the thoughtful review Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Primary Care Setting. 1 The authors accurately state that because first-line treatments, ...

Background: First-generation antipsychotics have been the treatment of choice for acute mania with or without psychosis. However, because these agents may cause severe side effects and may worsen ...

Antipsychotic medication is typically licensed in the UK for people with serious mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia. But in recent years, some antipsychotic drugs have been prescribed ...