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 ...

Individuals with mental illness are known to be at increased risk of systemic diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders are associated with poor oral and dental health. Recent years, however, have seen ...

Newer drugs aren't necessarily better for young patients with severe mental illness – especially with the side effect of weight gain. University of North Carolina professors hope their research into ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is due to issue a decision by September 26 on the approval of KarXT, a potential first-in-class antipsychotic. If approved, it would be the first drug with a ...

Abilify (aripiprazole) is a prescription atypical antipsychotic that treats depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, irritability related to autism, and specific Tourette's symptoms. While most ...

Donald Goff, Jeffrey Lieberman, and colleagues recently published a review article entitled “The Long-Term Effects of Antipsychotic Medication on Clinical Course in Schizophrenia” in the American ...

Antipsychotics are the best defense against relapse in schizophrenia, even though that protection often comes at the expense of cognitive function. Which drugs offer the greatest benefit with the ...

07/07/11, Clearwater Beach, FL. Research to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of ...