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 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 ...

Patients with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, often require long-term use of antipsychotic medications. Some of these drugs, however, can pose potential risks, ...

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 ...

If you have schizophrenia, your doctor will likely prescribe antipsychotic medication to help you manage symptoms like delusions and hallucinations. Antipsychotics mostly block the effects of dopamine ...

Panelists discuss how combining effective antipsychotic medications for positive symptoms with digital therapeutics for negative symptoms could synergistically improve overall outcomes and help young ...

Antipsychotic use for schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders is associated with increased risk for severe COVID-19 or other respiratory infection and related hospitalization, a new retrospective ...

The use of antipsychotic drugs was associated with dysregulated glucose control (homeostasis) independent of weight gain compared with use of placebo, with increased levels of fasting glucose, insulin ...

Schizophrenia patients on antipsychotics lost significantly more weight and had a greater reduction in HbA1c with 1 mg semaglutide than placebo. Patients with severe psychiatric disorders and those ...

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 ...