Antipsychotics, as their name implies, are an important part of treating psychosis, a mental state often associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though they can also be prescribed for ...

—These retrospective study findings may have implications for providers and policy makers as they work to find treatments that not only are effective but have minimal side effects. Despite the crucial ...

The use of antipsychotic medications for purposes other than those officially approved is common among older adults in ...

Antipsychotics are theorized to bring relief in some types of psychoses via dopamine blockade, specifically of the D2 receptor located in the nucleus accumbens, a deep part of the brain's limbic ...

Significant side effects of this medication include extrapyramidal symptoms, or involuntary movements and muscle stiffness, which can lead to motor deficits like those seen in patients with ...

In a previous article, I made the case that little has changed within the antipsychotic drug landscape over the past 70 years since the only effective medications for the treatment of schizophrenia ...