Antipsychotic drugs—used to treat the millions of people in the U.S. with schizophrenia—have lots of unpleasant side effects. The drugs also aren't effective for many people. There is an urgent need ...

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 ...

A federal watchdog on Thursday accused nursing homes of inappropriately diagnosing residents with schizophrenia to “mask” the misuse of antipsychotic drugs and “artificially inflate” their star ...

Two new studies make vastly different arguments about how using — or intentionally not using — antipsychotic medications in US nursing homes affects residents. One linked admission to a nursing home ...

A new study from researchers at Rutgers University and Columbia University has raised concerns about how depression is sometimes treated. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that ...