Antipsychotics, as their name implies, are an important part of treating psychosis, a mental state often associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though they can also be prescribed for ...

Antipsychotics can be life-changing for anyone experiencing psychosis, including people with schizophrenia. But they can also come with challenging side effects. Older, first-generation antipsychotics ...

Donald Goff, Jeffrey Lieberman, and colleagues recently published a review article entitled “The Long-Term Effects of Antipsychotic Medication on Clinical Course in Schizophrenia” in the American ...

Individuals with mental illness are known to be at increased risk of systemic diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders are associated with poor oral and dental health. Recent years, however, have seen ...

Older, first-generation antipsychotics, like chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and haloperidol (Haldol), usually cause movement-related side effects, such as tremors, says Randall Turner, DO, a psychiatrist ...