News tagged with antipsychotic medication
Flow of potassium into cells implicated in schizophrenia
A study on schizophrenia has implicated machinery that maintains the flow of potassium in cells and revealed a potential molecular target for new treatments. Expression of a previously unknown form of a key ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 06, 2009 |
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Antipsychotic drugs double risk of death among Alzheimer's patients
New research into the effects of antipsychotic drugs commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's patients concludes that the medication nearly doubles risk of death over three years. The study, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Carrot or bribe? Rewards for healthier lifestyle stir debate
Health authorities and corporations are increasingly offering money to people who quit smoking, lose weight or take medicine, despite uncertainty that such incentives work beyond a few months, doctors said on Friday.
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Innappropriate drug prescriptions wasting millions, raising health risks
A recent study in Oregon suggests that drugs designed for treating the most severe mental illnesses are often prescribed at inappropriately low doses and at considerable expense, for use in conditions where their benefit ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Evidence lacking for widespread use of costly antipsychotic drugs
Many prescriptions for the top-selling class of drugs, known as atypical antipsychotic medications, lack strong evidence that the drugs will actually help, a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Early and network-oriented care may help adolescents at risk of developing psychosis
Family and network oriented, stress-reducing care improves level of overall functioning and mental health in adolescents at risk of developing psychosis, suggests a recent Finnish study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 14, 2009 |
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