Results from a retrospective comparative study did not indicate an increased risk for stroke in typical vs. atypical antipsychotic users in a nonelderly population without dementia. These findings, ...

The principal brain target of all antipsychotic drugs is the dopamine D 2 receptor; in fact, the older traditional antipsychotics, such as haloperidol, chlorpromazine, pimozide, fluphenazine and ...

April 24, 2009 — Treatment with low-dose haliperidol or second-generation antipsychotics have the about the same moderate effect in improving cognitive function in patients with first-episode ...

Epstein R.A., Bobo W.V., Shelton R.C., Arbogast P.G., Morrow J.A., Cooper W.O. Increasing use of atypical antipsychotics and anticonvulsants during pregnancy ...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients ages 30 to 74 who took atypical antipsychotics such as risperidone (sold as Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel), olanzapine (Zyprexa) and ...

Management of bipolar disorder (BPD) may require multiple medications, including lithium, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics (both conventional and atypical). Updated treatment guidelines reflect an ...

A study lead by the Economic Evaluation of Chronic Diseases group of Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute has revealed the relationship between the use of antipsychotics in dementia and socioeconomic ...

Dr Doraiswamy is concerned that we may have underestimated the effects of past use of typical antipsychotics on pituitary volume in the patients defined as ‘drug-free’ (ie, drug-free for at least 3 ...

Patients with schizophrenia are known to show impaired prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex response, which correlates with their general inability to screen out irrelevant sensory input. A ...

Pharmaceutical companies have recently paid out the largest legal settlements in U.S. history — including the largest criminal fines ever imposed on corporations — for illegally marketing ...

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Combination therapy effective after bipolar episode Atypical antipsychotic adjunctive therapy and mood stabilizers may be a more effective treatment than mood stabilizer monotherapy. Atypical ...