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Background: There is an ongoing debate over whether atypical antipsychotics are more effective than typical antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia. This naturalistic study compares atypical ...

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Schizophrenia medication falls under two main categories: older, first-generation, or "typical" antipsychotics and newer drugs for schizophrenia known as second-generation or "atypical" antipsychotics ...

Typical antipsychotic drugs act on the dopaminergic system, blocking the dopamine type 2 (D2) receptors. Atypical antipsychotics have lower affinity and occupancy for the dopaminergic receptors, and a ...

All drugs used to treat psychosis are linked to an increased risk of stroke, and dementia sufferers are at double the risk, according to a study published on bmj.com today. All drugs used to treat ...

Bipolar disorder is a recurrent and sometimes long-term mental illness that can seriously affect the lives of patients and their families. The lifetime prevalence of bipolar I disorder, the most ...

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Antipsychotic drugs are frequently prescribed as a treatment for the behavioral symptoms of dementia. Compared with use of atypical antipsychotics, the use of typical antipsychotics is commonly ...

—That question formed the basis of a new study from the U.K., which sought to learn more about the risk of tardive dyskinesia (TD)—a persistent, potentially irreversible movement disorder—in children ...

The Health Professions Review Board of B.C. remitted a matter for reconsideration and disposition of the allegation that a geriatric psychiatrist fell short of regulatory standards by prescribing ...