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• Second-generation antipsychotics for schizophrenia: can we resolve the conflict?

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 146
  Second-generation antipsychotics for schizophrenia: can we resolve the conflict? Psychological Medicine (2009), 39 : 1591-1602 S. Leucht, W. Kissling and J. M. Davis Abstract: The initial enthusiasm about the second-generation or atypical antipsychotic drugs soon changed into criticism and debate, ...
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• Parent training can help reduce behaviour problems in autistic kids

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, November 26 (ANI): A treatment plan consisting of a combination of medication and a structured training program for parents can help reduce behaviour problems in children with autism and related conditions, says a new study.The research was conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ...
  5 days ago

• Parental Guidance Plus Medications Aid Autistic Children

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 539
  A new federal study finds a plan of medication plus a structured training program for parents is beneficial for children with pervasive developmental disorders. The study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) suggests the regimen reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and ...
  1 week ago

• Invega Sustenna – Rethink

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 153
  Now approved For acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia Rethink the way you treat New Once-Monthly Invega Sustenna Brand name: Invega Sustenna Generic name/category: paliperidone palmitate,... Read the rest on AdPharms blog!
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• New Geodon HCP campaign

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 153
  Brand name: Geodon Generic name/category: Ziprasidone, Atypical antipsychotic Company: Pfizer Country/Market: USA, North America Indication(s)/use: acute agitation in schizophrenic patients and acute treatment of mania and mixed states associated with bipolar disorder Target: Healthcare Professionals (HCP) ...
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• Schizophrenia Profile Consistent Worldwide

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 539
  A wide-reaching study of people with schizophrenia discovered amazing similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems. The findings are remarkable because investigators studied more than 17,000 individuals located among health care systems in 37 different countries. The research, published in ...
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• People with severe mental disorders more at risk of dying from heart disease (Re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): People suffering from severe mental disorders, like schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, are 25 percent to 40 percent likely to die from heart disease than those without such illness, according to a new study. The research, led by Dr. Amy Kilbourne, also found that smoking and physical ...
  2 weeks ago

• Chicago psychiatrist pushed drugs to seniors

  
  Chicago Muckrakers — Authority: 117
  A Chicago psychiatrist who over-prescribed antipsychotic drugs to nursing home patients was paid $490,000 to promote the drug by its manufacturer, according to the Chicago Tribune . The report was part of the Tribunes ongoing investigation into nursing home safety . According to the report, Dr. Michael ...
  2 weeks ago

• People with severe mental disorders more at risk of dying from heart disease

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): People suffering from severe mental disorders, like schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, are 25 percent to 40 percent likely to die from heart disease than those without such illness, according to a new study. The research, led by Dr. Amy Kilbourne, also found that smoking and physical ...
  2 weeks ago

• 150000 dementia sufferers being prescribed antipsychotic drugs unnecessarily

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  Up to 150000 people with dementia are being prescribed antipsychotic drugs unnecessarily a Governmentordered review disclosed.
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• Seroquel XR

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 153
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• Seroquel XR

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 153
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  3 weeks ago

• Bipolar Medication Spotlight: Sleep Aids

  
  Bipolar Beat — Authority: 112
  With this post, we continue our biweekly series on medications used to treat bipolar disorder and related symptoms. This week, we focus the spotlight on medications that can help you sleep. Before we crack open the medicine cabinet, I’d like to say a few words about bipolar disorder and sleep. Sleep is a biggie. ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Black Market for Seroquel

  
  Addiction Inbox — Authority: 451
  Speed freaks, coke heads, and antipsychotics. Last week, writing on the Daily Beast web site, reporter Jeff Deeney profiled a startling underground market for the antipsychotic medication Seroquel (quetiapine). Deeney described street transactions in North Philadelphia for Quells or Suzie-Qs, as the drug is ...
  4 weeks ago

• Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

  
  Psychiatry MMC — Authority:
  by Jeffrey Ventimiglia; Amir H. Kalali, MD; and Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC Mr. Ventimiglia is an analyst in the Drug Safety and Medical Affairs Department, Quintiles, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia; Dr. Kalali is Vice President, Global Therapeutic Group Leader CNS, Quintiles, Inc., and Professor of Psychiatry, ...
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• Weight Gain Associated With Antipsychotic Drugs

  
  Pharmamics — Authority: 124
  Young children and adolescents who take the newest generation of antipsychotic medications risk rapid weight gain and metabolic changes that could lead to diabetes, hypertension and other illnesses, according to the biggest study yet of first-time users of the drugs.The study, to be published Wednesday in The Journal ...
  4 weeks ago

• Antipsychotic drugs cause huge weight gain in teens

  
  CalorieLab Diet News — Authority: 430
  A study of 257 children and adolescents taking the new generation of antipsychotic drugs found that they exhibited very rapid weight gain and potentially harmful metabolic changes within weeks of starting the medication. The report, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that, depending on the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Psychotropic Drugs: What You Should Know.

  
  California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog — Authority: 113
  The Chicago Tribune recently published a brief article called 5 Things to Know about Psychotropics , which I thought I would pass along to you. Here are the five things: Your rights: A nursing facility cannot administer a psychotropic drug without a physicians order, which by law requires informed consent and ...
  4 weeks ago

• Anti-Psychotic Medications Associated With Childhood Weight Gain

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 732
  Glenn Oaks, NY (AHN) – Taking certain anti-psychotic medications by children is linked to their weight gain and can lead to heart disease in adulthood, according to a new study. Children diagnosed with psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder and non-psychotic mental disorders are often prescribed second-generation ...
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• Antipsychotic drugs linked to child weight gain

  
  HealthPoint PA — Authority: 140
  Philadelphia Inq reports: By Lindsey Tanner Associated Press CHICAGO - Children on widely used antipsychotic drugs can quickly gain an alarming amount of weight; many pack on nearly 20 pounds and become obese within 11 weeks, a study found.”Sometimes this stuff just happens like an explosion. You can actually ...
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