This University of Waterloo study shows how antipsychotic medications significantly worsened behavior in nursing home ...

These drugs come with serious risks, including strokes, falls, fractures and even an increased rate of death. With every ...

A study by scientists from Rutgers University and Columbia University has found that adults with depression who started ...

It found that residents who were given antipsychotic medications showed a significant worsening of their behaviors. In fact, nearly 68 per cent of residents who used antipsychotics had more ...

A new study of nearly 500,000 nursing home residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications has found an increase in negative behaviors compared to those who were not given such drugs.

A disproportionately high number of people admitted to long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic's first year ...

Management of adverse events is a major concern of clinicians who use antipsychotic drugs. The incidence of motor side effects is dose dependent. Atypical antipsychotic drugs are less likely to ...

Sara Winter [Opens in a new window], ...

The crux is that for people like me, with chronic health and mental health conditions, we already feel bad, hence our need to ...

For patients with psychiatric disorders, there can be a terrible realization that the medicines haven’t kept them well, and ...

As health-care providers working in long-term care (LTC), we’ve seen firsthand how antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents, and why. Antipsychotics are often used to help manage ...

The following section will detail notable types of BZDs and the drugs that comprise these categories, including potential side effects. Antipsychotic medications are prescription pharmaceuticals used ...