Nursing homes misuse antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients, disguise practice as schizophrenia treatment, watchdog finds.

False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.

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 ...

Seventy-two years after the first antipsychotic, Thorazine, was approved, psychiatry is now seriously discussing the need to ...

What families need to know about a renewed debate over rules for nursing homes that sedate dementia patients.

Antipsychotics are the best defense against relapse in schizophrenia, even though that protection often comes at the expense of cognitive function. Which drugs offer the greatest benefit with the ...

In a recent British Medical Journal study, researchers assess the adverse effects associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs in people with dementia. Study: Multiple adverse outcomes associated ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that many commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications are associated with a significant increase in risk of breast ...

Attorneys allege CoreCivic staff ignored an ICE detainee’s pleas for schizophrenia medication at a Nevada prison, leading him to gouge out his own eye while suffering from psychosis.