Antipsychotic, on the other hand, means something: it means they treat psychosis. But whether or not this is an accurate description of what "antipsychotics" actually do, is controversial. For one thing, these drugs are also used to ...

Use of antipsychotic medications for toddlers is increasing in the United States, despite little research on whether the practice is safe.

With little study about their long-term side effects, isn't it disconcerting how many young children are on antipsychotics?

Kyle Warren started taking antipsychotic drugs at 18 months.

Doctors are increasingly prescribing antipsychotic drugs to treat young children, even infants, for conditions that some psychiatric experts say rarely warrant such strong treatment, The New York Times reports. Posted by LK at 12:02 PM ...

Doctors are increasingly prescribing antipsychotic drugs to treat young children, even infants, for conditions that some psychiatric experts say rarely warrant such strong treatment, The New York Times reports. ...

On April 27, the Associated Press reported, “The federal government on Tuesday reached a $520 million settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca, resolving allegations of illegal marketing of the company's anti-psychotic ...

The study in the January 2009 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine found that there were three cardiac deaths per year for every 1000 patients taking anti-psychotic drugs like Seroquel. Seroquel's unique sedative effect sets ...

The use of anti-psychotic drugs in the elderly doubles the risk of potentially fatal pneumonia, say Dutch researchers. A study of almost 2000 patients found the increased risk starts soon after treatment begins and concluded that ...

September 2, 2010's New York Times featured a grim story about the rising use of antipsychotic drugs on children. I could not help but observe how the insidious use of antipsychotics such as Risperdal on children mirrors the use of such ...