| 单词 | antipsychotic |
| 例句 | An assortment of antipsychotic medicines was prescribed, and he improved gradually—but never enough, apparently, to merit discharge. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He is kept densely medicated—awash in a sea of assorted antipsychotics and sedatives—and has an attendant watch, bathe, and feed him through the day. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In the center, folding tables hold hundreds of bingo cards, sorted alphabetically by generic drug name, from the blood pressure drug acebutolol to the antipsychotic ziprasidone. America’s other drug problem: Prescriptions are being wasted while the needy are shut out 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Her drug regimen at the clinic includes Haldol, an antipsychotic that leaves her sleepless and edgy. Life with migraines: ‘It feels like a creature is pushing itself through my skull’ | Anna Altman 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The antipsychotic aripiprazole has been a miracle drug for me, completely taking away my suicidality and auditory hallucinations, and considerably evening out my depression and mania. A Reckoning With an Imperfect Science in ‘Blue Dreams’ 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Megan had been taken by her husband to see a psychiatrist who put her on Pimozide, an antipsychotic drug that reduces delusional thinking. ‘I just knew he loved me. I could see it in his eyes’: can a psychologist cure lovesickness? 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Or wonder if the antipsychotics or serotonin uptake inhibitors prescribed to curb their O.C.D. might harm their writing, for isn’t it a writer’s job to emote? ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Recap: A Death and Hannah 2014-01-27T05:02:53Z They might hope it would help with the symptoms and their impaired thinking processes and possibly counter the side-effects of antipsychotic drugs, he said. Smoking tobacco might increase risk of schizophrenia, say researchers 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Another inquiry from the Boston Globe found that one in five U.S. nursing homes prescribe antipsychotics to patients without conditions that would necessitate their use. Nursing homes often oversedate patients–and get away with it 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z These men and women tend to be depressed if not suicidal, to be on antidepressants if not antipsychotics. ‘The Emerald Light in the Air,’ Stories by Donald Antrim 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Three psychiatrists, two involuntary hospital stays and more antipsychotic pills than you could shake a stick at. Who says sex work isn't compatible with a happy home life? 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z I would stay on the antipsychotic and antidepressant for a year. ‘My baby had devils’ eyes’: the reality of postpartum psychosis 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z This is probably due to the emphasis placed on antipsychotic drugs as the main contributor to excessive weight gain. How childhood trauma can lead to obesity in people with serious mental illness 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Laboratory and clinical trials in several countries also showed that CBD has antipsychotic properties and reduces schizophrenic symptoms. Pot: Not just for losers! 2012-08-15T11:44:00Z Preliminary research also indicates that CBD may be effective as an antipsychotic in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia, with fewer side effects compared with current antipsychotic drugs, Dr. Blessing said. Why Is CBD Everywhere? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z When the cocktail of antipsychotics she was taking for symptom management altered her appearance, causing her to bloat and swell and her hair to thin and break, even this ounce of self-esteem was reduced. NY woman reveals life with a sister's schizophrenia, writes 'love letter' to her 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z At the hospital, he was required for the first time to take antipsychotic medication, and his delusions eventually abated. Tony Rosato, of 1981-82 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast, Dies at 62 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z He becomes enough of a derelict and a danger to be treated as a mental patient and given antipsychotic drugs. 2010-01-13T22:45:00Z Both lack a solid basis in research and may fuel the use of powerful antipsychotic medications, which cause weight gain, diabetes and a host of other metabolic problems, the petition says. My mentally ill sister 2012-06-02T00:00:00Z Haldol for whatever terrible thing would prompt us to need Haldol, an antipsychotic. “Are my bags packed?” 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Instead, the healthcare community continues to feed these men and women dangerous prescription painkillers and antipsychotic medications to help them function. Veteran Says Medical Marijuana Controls His PTSD Symptoms: Wants Cannabis For All Vets 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z At the hospital, doctors sedated DuBrul with antipsychotic medication as well as Depakote — an anticonvulsant drug, often used to prevent epileptic seizures, which psychiatrists also prescribe as a mood stabilizer. Meet the punk activist who’s changing the psychiatric system from the inside 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The Mental Health Department looms large in these units, doling out antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mountains of sleeping pills. “We’re dying in here, miss, we’re dying!”: Horrors I saw in solitary confinement 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Since this proved beneficial for his treatment—general behavioral management and getting his antipsychotics back to therapeutic levels—I was advised to indulge him slightly. “Some days a person there believes you, some days you wake up in a locked ward” 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z And when you’re flying solo without your antipsychotic medication, the wait becomes dangerous. You want to be pregnant. You're depressed. A tough choice lies ahead 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z We read about the “umbrella of chlorpromazine,” an antipsychotic drug. Books of The Times: ‘Umbrella’ by Will Self 2013-01-17T21:22:51Z Worried about the toxic side effects of Risperdal and other antipsychotic meds prescribed for kids with autism, a few desperate parents turned to cannabis. Pot: Not just for losers! 2012-08-15T11:44:00Z An antipsychotic drug called Rexulti is often prescribed for people suffering from schizophrenia or major depressive disorder, Chow noted. Drugs aren’t required to be tested in people who are obese. Here’s why that’s a problem 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Now, some psychiatrists are turning to the drugs to counteract the weight gain that often comes with nearly all antipsychotics and some drugs used to treat depression and anxiety. Some Psychiatrists Have Started Prescribing Ozempic 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z “I know this happened because of my addiction,” Crespo said recently, just after a nurse injected her on the streets of downtown Redding with a powerful antipsychotic medication. Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z For instance, some antipsychotic drugs raise levels of prolactin, a hormone responsible for lactation, which may just further convince the patient—and her body—that she’s indeed pregnant. What is pseudocyesis? Here’s the science behind phantom pregnancies 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z I wouldn't like to go back to practicing medicine in a day before antibiotics, before steroids, before effective antipsychotics, for example. Permission to heal: An expert explains why we all need to rediscover "the lost art of convalescence" 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z On that day, hospital staff forced me into a room, instructing me to take off my clothes so they could put me in a straitjacket and inject an antipsychotic medication into my upper thigh. Why I’m grateful I was forced to receive mental health treatment | Mental Health Perspectives 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z On antipsychotics, she no longer had intermittent delusions that the people around her weren’t who they said they were. Some Psychiatrists Have Started Prescribing Ozempic 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Others say the next step might be to offer these medications well before a patient gains significant weight from their antipsychotic drugs. Focus: US psychiatrists prescribe Wegovy to battle medication-induced weight gain 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z After she was unable to repay the loan, Kimura allegedly agreed to stave off interest payments by providing her patient “samples of Abilify,” an antipsychotic medication, without a prescription. Implicated in deaths of two patients, Moses Lake doctor stripped of medical license 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Research on private equity ownership of nursing homes has shown evidence of lower staffing levels and higher rates of prescriptions for antipsychotic medicines. Who Employs Your Doctor? Increasingly, a Private Equity Firm 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z After my hospitalization, I stayed on a high dose of antipsychotic medication, a mood stabilizer and a low dose of an antidepressant. Why I’m grateful I was forced to receive mental health treatment | Mental Health Perspectives 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z He was sectioned and medicated with antipsychotic drugs while living overseas with his family, but "lived a good life" when released and medicated. Brecon: Mum killer failed by mental health team say family 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Many antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizers can cause patients to gain significant weight and contribute to diabetes and heart disease, the leading cause of death among adults with schizophrenia. Focus: US psychiatrists prescribe Wegovy to battle medication-induced weight gain 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Doctors have given him antipsychotic drugs, although opinions range about his condition — from a delusional disorder to psychosis caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, or other mental health maladies. Hearings in Sept. 11 Case Could Resume Despite Unresolved Issues 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In the 1950s, antipsychotic drugs were developed and used to treat neurological disorders that once consigned patients to a lifetime of difficult treatment in a psychiatric hospital. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He also encouraged me to continue taking antipsychotic medication. Why I’m grateful I was forced to receive mental health treatment | Mental Health Perspectives 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z They go along to court dates and housing interviews and inject them with antipsychotic drugs on street corners. They’ve spent years on the streets. Can anyone coax them inside? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z At 4:40 p.m., a nurse administered an injection that contained olanzapine, an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and diphenhydramine, an antihistamine for treating allergies and colds, according to the filing. Filing reveals new details in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Some antipsychotic medications can raise body temperature, which can have deadly effects when coupled with extreme heat. Schizophrenia pinpointed as a key factor in heat deaths | Science | AAAS 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The drugmaker then built its reputation around producing insulin even as it branched into cancer treatments, antipsychotics and other drugs. Eli Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z In addition to taking antipsychotic medication, I also stopped reading articles that triggered mental health concerns. Why I’m grateful I was forced to receive mental health treatment | Mental Health Perspectives 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Before M was discharged, she was given an antipsychotic injection that lasts a month, Callaghan said. They’ve spent years on the streets. Can anyone coax them inside? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z “A good chunk of people will end up in those care homes, where they resort to sedatives or antipsychotics. Music has a real opportunity here.” Why music causes memories to flood back 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z But for more than a decade after effective antipsychotics hit the market, Freeman kept performing lobotomies. Opinion | What the world can learn from a lobotomy surgeon’s horrible mistake 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Crusius’ legal team said their client was treated with antipsychotic medication moments after his arrest. Walmart shooter pleads guilty to federal charges in 2019 El Paso attack 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Nothing was more awful than falling from prestige and accolades to hospitalization, gaining tons of weight — due to the antipsychotics — and losing my teaching career. Why I’m grateful I was forced to receive mental health treatment | Mental Health Perspectives 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Under the federal rating system, nursing homes must report the number of their residents taking antipsychotic drugs. Regulators Announce Changes to Nursing Home Rating System 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Evidence has mounted over decades that some facilities wrongly diagnose residents with schizophrenia or administer antipsychotic drugs to sedate them, despite dangerous side effects that could include death, according to the agency. Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z He had been resistant to taking his antipsychotic and antidepressant medications in early 2020, but he had gotten them renewed for a 30-day trial on May 1. Prisons officials cleared in death of Jamel Floyd 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z In the weeks that followed, with the help of antipsychotic medications, Anthony calmed down, and Mary texted me updates. Schizophrenia is a black box. How — and why — we reported Anthony's story 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z He was diagnosed as depressed and later as bipolar, though medications, including antipsychotics, did not help. Vet’s lawsuit blaming antimalarial drug for psychosis tossed 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z “Our members have been active partners in a national effort to reduce the unnecessary use of antipsychotics in nursing homes, which in the past decade, has decreased by 40 percent,” he added. Regulators Announce Changes to Nursing Home Rating System 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z “No nursing home resident should be improperly diagnosed with schizophrenia or given an inappropriate antipsychotic,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Wednesday. Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The antidepressant was renewed on May 31, but the antipsychotic wasn’t renewed until June 2. Prisons officials cleared in death of Jamel Floyd 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The agency also shared a consent form for antipsychotic medication, which notes, "Avoid too much exercise, extreme heat, or other activities that are likely to dehydrate you unless you are able to get enough water." Ron DeSantis avoids saying ‘climate change.’ Incarcerated Floridians are living it. 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Within our recent history, schizophrenia has been treated predominantly with antipsychotic medications. How families can help loved ones experiencing serious mental illness 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Hadyne Wilson had been on antipsychotic medications such as Haldol but stopped taking them in May, her mother said. Missing Chatsworth woman may have COVID-related psychosis, family says 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z I stayed in a psychiatric hospital for only a week and responded well to an antipsychotic medication. How to help people in psychosis 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z In a court filing, prosecutors said they expected Dear’s lawyers to argue that serious medical problems prevent him from being treated with antipsychotic medication. Medication considered for Colorado clinic shooting suspect 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Later in the year, the psychiatrist added a prescription for Abilify, an antipsychotic drug that is sometimes prescribed for mood disorders but is intended primarily for schizophrenia, which Ms. Smith did not have. This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone. 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Just like with antipsychotics, it takes time to work into the system. How families can help loved ones experiencing serious mental illness 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Treatment for the disease usually requires antipsychotic medications that work by blocking dopamine receptors and decreasing dopamine neurotransmission in the brain. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Some antipsychotic medications and antidepressants may hinder the body from regulating temperature properly. Some antidepressants may make heatwave challenging 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Hoggle had a history of schizophrenia and was treated with antipsychotic medications after her arrest. Judge may question mom charged with killing missing children 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z New psychiatric drug options began flooding onto the market in the 1980s, with the introduction of second-generation antipsychotics and new classes of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone. 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z He was on a treatment plan that included regular injections of an antipsychotic medication. Column: These families are flaming the ACLU as California debates mental health care 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z While some classes of antipsychotics can be quite effective at treating the disease, they are not a cure, and most patients must remain medicated for the rest of their lives. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z King planned to give him antipsychotic pills, which could later be replaced with a once-a-month shot. Doctors' new tool to treat homeless people: A medical clinic in a van 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Tellefsen also noted that Hoggle was taking an antipsychotic medication that is generally considered to be a “last resort” because of its potentially severe side effects, the appeals court said. Judge may question mom charged with killing missing children 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z She was subsequently prescribed three more medications, including quetiapine, an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, among other disorders. This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone. 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z She says this is often the case for those on antipsychotic medication - often prescribed for bipolar disorder or schizophrenia - and SSRIs - which alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression. Disability and the heatwave: 'Dizziness, dehydration and my cooling body armour' 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z This procedure was common in the 1940s and early 1950s, until antipsychotic drugs became available. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Butler is still not stable and is often mute — despite being ordered to take antipsychotic drugs, according to Brandi and court records. Column: 'No treatment until tragedy' is our mental health system. CARE Court could change that 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z At Seattle Children’s, he’s taken the antipsychotic risperidone and is often lethargic and confused. Institutionalizing her son was the only option, a mother thought. Now she’s fighting to bring him home 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Certain medications — such as some antidepressants and antipsychotics — can also increase the risk. Have trouble grinding your teeth? Here’s how to control it. 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Provide more treatment beds for substance abusers and the mentally ill, but make it clear that camping on public sidewalks is not a viable alternative to getting clean or taking antipsychotics. Opinion | A better way for Democrats to talk about rising crime 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z They describe autistic children and adolescents alone in bare hospital rooms, watching YouTube videos for hours and gaining 10 or 20 pounds or more from inactivity and antipsychotics. Sabrina’s Parents Love Her. But the Meltdowns Are Too Much. 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Thorazine was followed by Haldol, a more potent antipsychotic whose side effects were no kinder. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The woman said she was being given powerful antipsychotic medications meant to treat schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder — mental illnesses she has not been diagnosed with by psychiatrists who have treated her since. Decades later, former foster children allege abuse at MacLaren Children's Center 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Police records show she was on a variety of medications, including antipsychotics, and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. How Two Middle School ‘Desperadoes’ Ended Up in a Police Shootout 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The antipsychotics and antidepressants that have come to dominate psychiatric practice since the mid-1950s are a more complex matter. Q&A: He's studied mental illness for 50 years. Here are all the things we're doing wrong 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Stephen Eatman, a vice president for Sunshine Retirement Living, which manages Central Parke, said the company’s use of antipsychotics has decreased as much as 70 percent in seniors using V.R. therapy. V.R. ‘Reminiscence Therapy’ Lets Seniors Relive the Past 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Overactive systems of dopamine, a neurotransmitter, were thought to be the culprit in psychosis, and antipsychotics inhibited these systems. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z J&J said counterfeit bottles sometimes contained a different HIV drug than what was on the label, and in one case contained the powerful antipsychotic drug Seroquel. J&J sues to block sales of 'dangerous' counterfeit HIV drugs 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Their work tasks included delivering antipsychotic medications to clients. Nurses suing King County, Pioneer Human Services after alleged sexual assaults by clients 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the big drug companies, having made a fortune from antipsychotic drugs, and ruthlessly marketing them while concealing their drawbacks, have abandoned any attempt to develop new and improved chemical remedies. Q&A: He's studied mental illness for 50 years. Here are all the things we're doing wrong 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z He maintains that today's standard treatments — namely medications including antipsychotics and antidepressants, along with psychotherapy — can work relatively well when they are properly administered. Book review: An urgent plea for mental health care reform 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z By the 1980s, though, biological psychiatrists believed that they would solve this flaw by creating more finely tuned antipsychotics. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The shelves of the pharmacy are lined with the latest antipsychotics and antidepressants. This Psychiatric Hospital Used to Chain Patients. Now It Treats Them. 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The client she was sent to see had not consistently been taking his antipsychotic medications. Nurses suing King County, Pioneer Human Services after alleged sexual assaults by clients 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Less than 1 percent of the U.S. population is believed to have schizophrenia, which is generally treated with an array of powerful antipsychotic medications. Researchers identify new genetic link to schizophrenia 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z When I was prescribed an antipsychotic, I remember sitting in my psychiatrist's office. "What if we talked about symptoms instead of diagnosing people?": Sarah Fay on the DSM's problems 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z I think he’d been injected; typically, they would give a shot,” she said, referring to the involuntary injection of antipsychotics. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z However, proceedings were put on hold last year when Muller was admitted to Napa State Hospital and ordered to take antipsychotic medication until he was declared mentally competent. Man to be sentenced for California kidnap once called hoax 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z His treatment was limited to antipsychotics and other medications, his parents say. 33 days without sunlight: Why hundreds of Washington kids are living in windowless emergency rooms 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Where is the outcry over his descent into hallucinations and deep depression, leaving him dependent on antidepressant medication and the antipsychotic quetiapine? PEN America, the "human rights" careerists and the betrayal of Julian Assange 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Why am I being given an antipsychotic when I've never experienced psychosis? "What if we talked about symptoms instead of diagnosing people?": Sarah Fay on the DSM's problems 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z He was inspired by a book about the Soteria origin story by Loren Mosher, a former head of schizophrenia research at the N.I.M.H., who was appalled by psychiatry’s heavy reliance on antipsychotics. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z She went through 20 years of sporadic hospitalizations and several suicide attempts until the 1990s, when she was prescribed the antipsychotic drug clozapine. ‘Schizophrenia’ Still Carries a Stigma. Will Changing the Name Help? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z It also coincided with the discovery of antipsychotic medication that was allowing some people with schizophrenia the ability to leave institutionalized care and reintegrate into society. How did we get here? A brief history of mental health care in Washington 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The deterioration in his mental and physical health at one point led to him being forcibly injected with antipsychotic medication, it says. Man who raped woman in restroom of Ballard car dealership sentenced to minimum of 8½ years in prison 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z You can prescribe an antipsychotic now for almost anything. "What if we talked about symptoms instead of diagnosing people?": Sarah Fay on the DSM's problems 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Sometimes, he told me, he thinks about whether, if the perfect antipsychotic existed, he would take it. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The rating system also obscures how many residents are receiving powerful antipsychotic drugs. How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z At times it’s necessary to restrain them physically or chemically with antipsychotic medication. What it’s like to work on the front lines of mental health emergencies in the Seattle area 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z They’re required to provide at least two drugs in each of several drug classes, and “all or substantially all” drugs in six protected classes: immunosuppressant, anti-cancer, anti-retroviral, antidepressant, antipsychotic and anticonvulsant drugs. Column: Letting Medicare negotiate drug prices won't help as much as price controls 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z He suffers from hallucinations and depression, takes antidepressant medication and the antipsychotic quetiapine. Why the Julian Assange case is the most important battle for press freedom of our time 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z He takes an almost negligible dose of an antipsychotic, an amount bordering on a placebo. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z A 2012 government effort to reduce unnecessary antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes included an exemption for residents with schizophrenia. A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z His medication, an antipsychotic called Abilify, wasn’t working and came with troubling side effects like insomnia and extreme anxiety. Access to mental health care is lacking in Washington’s rural corners. Here’s how people are finding help 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z High rates of antipsychotic drug use can hurt a home’s public image and the star rating it gets from the government. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z With the help of his wife, Bee eventually got treatment and now takes seven prescriptions every day, including several antipsychotic and anti-depression drugs. Sergeant Bee, immortalized in Afghanistan photo, reflects on war's legacy 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Her mix of psychotropic pills shifted, expanded: antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, an antidepressant, a benzodiazepine for anxiety, a stimulant for attention deficit. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z For residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, antipsychotic drugs increase the risk of infections and falls, and double the risk of death, studies have shown. A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The use of antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines for anxiety, and sedatives should also be limited to reduce fall risk, according to guidance from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Worried about falling? Here are 5 tips to avoid dangerous tumbles, other injuries. 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z One result of the inaccurate diagnoses is that the government is understating how many of the country’s 1.1 million nursing home residents are on antipsychotic medications. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z So Lapp went to the Alexandria jail, where, according to court records and testimony, he stopped taking his antipsychotic medication and deteriorated. Judge faults federal prison system after suicide of Great Falls man 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Multiple chemicals are prescribed, often more than one similar antipsychotic simultaneously, in an attempt to quell the psyche. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z This approach often requires substantial staffing and additional training, whereas antipsychotic medications can make it easier for nurses and aides to handle difficult-to-care-for residents and costs less. A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The Toledo Zoo has dosed zebras and wildebeest with the antipsychotic haloperidol to keep them calm and has put an orangutan on Prozac. Opinion | Modern Zoos Are Not Worth the Moral Cost 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z According to Medicare’s web page that tracks the effort to reduce the use of antipsychotics, fewer than 15 percent of nursing home residents are on such medications. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z During his time on death row, Riles has been treated with heavy antipsychotic medications but was never deemed mentally competent to be executed, according to prosecutors and his attorneys. Longest serving death row inmate in US resentenced to life 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z At most, for Mazel-Carlton, the antipsychotics sometimes succeeded in reducing her voices to a wall of sound. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z On the surface, the partnership has had a significant impact, boasting a hefty reduction in the share of residents being given antipsychotic medications. A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z After Graf prescribed the medication and his system cleared of the antipsychotics he had been prescribed, Adrian’s hallucinations quickly subsided, and Adrian was able to return to high school. Doctors said the boy was suffering from teenage psychosis. What he really had was a rare genetic condition. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Medicare and industry groups also said they had made real progress toward reducing antipsychotic use in nursing homes, pointing to a significant drop since 2012 in the share of residents on the drugs. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Of the 20,000 prescription drugs approved by the FDA, just 60 fall under REMS, among them powerful antipsychotics and cancer drugs. COVID-19 put remote abortion to the test. Supporters say it passed. 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The antipsychotics caused obesity — 50 pounds of new weight — and the feeling that she was losing control of her forearms and her neck. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The exemption was created because antipsychotic medications are still considered the best treatment for many people with the disorder. A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “He can get physical. He’s never been the same since the symptoms he experienced on the antipsychotics when he was a teenager.” Doctors said the boy was suffering from teenage psychosis. What he really had was a rare genetic condition. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z And when the pandemic hit in 2020, the trend reversed and antipsychotic drug use increased. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Other drugs that raise the risk for falling include anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, opioids, sedatives, antihistamines and some tranquilizers. The Big Number: 94 percent of older Americans take medications that could increase their likelihood of falling 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Zantop said an antipsychotic medication, as well as information and assurances, including that security guards weren’t after him, helped him “kind of calm down.” First COVID, then psychosis: Bainbridge Island man faces ‘most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced’ 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z “There is such an increased risk with antipsychotics for all sorts of adverse outcomes, whether it’s falls or death,” she said. A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The last hospitalization that year led to a dangerous mix of antipsychotic drugs that landed him in the emergency room at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Doctors said the boy was suffering from teenage psychosis. What he really had was a rare genetic condition. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Seven years later, with antipsychotics still widely used, nursing homes were required to report to Medicare how many residents were getting the drugs. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z That first day at the nursing home, staff gave Ms. Hill Haldol, a powerful antipsychotic, her medical records show. Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z She increased his antipsychotic, and added an anti-anxiety medication and two antioxidant supplements, but outpatient treatment wasn’t helping enough, she said. First COVID, then psychosis: Bainbridge Island man faces ‘most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced’ 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The use of antipsychotic drugs increased, as did the amount billed for residents’ care. Maryland weighs reform for long-term care facilities, where covid-19 has killed nearly 3,500 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Psychotropic drugs include anxiety medications, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and stimulants. Lawsuit: Foster kids aren’t protected from psychotropic meds 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Studies have found that the worse a home’s staffing situation, the greater its use of antipsychotic drugs. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z According to court documents and interviews with nurses, administrators and government officials, nursing homes for years have underreported the number of residents on opiates and antipsychotics. Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z “When we began to realize that maybe this isn’t going to resolve immediately,” he said, she was given an antipsychotic, risperidone and discharged in a week. Small Number of COVID Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z He didn’t sleep, and the steadily increasing regimen of antidepressant and antipsychotic medication appeared to have little impact. Fazel Chegeni wanted 'nothing but peace'. Instead he died alone in Australia's island prison 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Montgomery desperately needed intensive antipsychotic medication and intensive therapy; today, instead, she faces a fatal needle on Jan. 12, a mere eight days before Biden becomes president. Opinion | Trump is rushing to execute inmates. We must raise our voices in protest. 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z As staffing dropped, the use of antipsychotics rose. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z In Ms. Hill’s data set, National Healthcare said that she did not receive any antipsychotics and only got anti-anxiety drugs once. Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z “We tried probably eight different medicines,” including antidepressants, antipsychotics and lithium. Small Number of COVID Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z That included 49 pills of both over-the-counter and prescription antipsychotic medications and of unknown substances missing from the evidence room. Iowa audit: Problems with sheriff’s evidence room integrity 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z So what I do in these critiques—such as suicide in the Prozac era and the impact of antipsychotics on mortality—is review the relevant research and put those findings together into a coherent report. Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed? 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Even some of the country’s leading experts on elder care have been taken aback by the frequency of false diagnoses and the overuse of antipsychotics. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Medicare began tracking nursing homes’ use of certain prescription drugs after the Health and Human Services inspector general found in 2011 that facilities were overusing antipsychotic drugs, which can be especially dangerous for older people. Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z There had also been an increasing rate of deaths involving medicines such as benzodiazepines and antipsychotics as well as non-opioid medicines used for treatment of chronic pain. More than 2,000 Australians a year dying from drug overdoses 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Paulson was prescribed Haldol, an antipsychotic for emergency situations and Zoloft for depression. Mom with schizoaffective disorder works to end stigma 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Harrow reported that the recovery rate was eight times higher for those who got off antipsychotic medication compared to those who stayed on the drugs. Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed? 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z In an analysis of government inspection reports, The Times found about 5,600 instances of inspectors citing nursing homes for misusing antipsychotic medications. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The number of patients on dangerous antipsychotic medications is frequently understated. Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z She was readmitted to hospital and gradually improved on antipsychotic medication. Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild Covid symptoms 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The hospital released him five days later, on April 15, after lowering the dosage of his antipsychotic medication, Ms. Lamparello said. An Arrest at St. Patrick’s, a Struggle for Help, Then a Suicide 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z This was a comparison that showed the less ill maintained on antipsychotics doing worse than the more severely ill who got off these medications. Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed? 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z In April 2016, he went to the Lancaster Convalescent Center, a nursing home in Lancaster, S.C., where a doctor labeled him with schizophrenia on a form that authorized the use of antipsychotic drugs. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z A battery of neurological tests suggested that her antipsychotic medications had, in a rare side effect, also triggered the onset of a severe case of Parkinson’s disease. Review | Mystery maladies that cross the border between mind and body 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z To inhibit dopamine signaling, existing antipsychotic drugs bind to a type of dopamine receptor on neurons called D2. Experimental schizophrenia drug could reduce long-neglected symptoms 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z An antipsychotic drug, olanzapine, which causes profound weight gain as a side effect, had little to no effect on weight when tested in people with anorexia. Rethinking anorexia: Biology may be more important than culture, new studies reveal 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z This didn’t really make sense to me, and then I read this: in the developing countries, they used antipsychotic drugs acutely, but not chronically. Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed? 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z That month, an outside pharmacist filled out a form recommending that Mr. Blakeney’s doses of Haldol and Zyprexa be reduced to comply with federal guidelines that require nursing homes to gradually reduce doses of antipsychotics. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Kansas in 2016 led the nation in the overuse of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes. Nursing home aims to kick out patient, daughter fights back 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The first generation of antipsychotic drugs that emerged in the 1950s sometimes actually worsened these negative symptoms, Perkins says. Experimental schizophrenia drug could reduce long-neglected symptoms 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z As though my antipsychotic could just as easily be penicillin. Opinion | Even When I’m Psychotic, I’m Still Me 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Only 16 percent of patients in the developing countries were regularly maintained on antipsychotics, whereas in the developed countries this was the standard of care. Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed? 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z According to Medicare’s public database of nursing home ratings, only 7 percent of Dundee Manor’s long-term residents were getting antipsychotic drugs in the third quarter of 2018. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z But the doctors — who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of government reprisals — said severe shortages of medical staff and drugs, including antipsychotic medications, have made deaths unavoidable. Locked up naked on a soiled mattress: Venezuela’s mental health nightmare 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z A psychiatrist at OJC noted that he was prone to “seeing spirits and ghosts, insomnia, anxiety, paranoia, and bad dreams,” and prescribed an antipsychotic and anticonvulsant. Mental illness behind bars: The hard lessons of Orleans Parish 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z The drugs used to treat people like me — atypical antipsychotics like Zyprexa and the one I take, Seroquel — have metabolic side effects. Opinion | Even When I’m Psychotic, I’m Still Me 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z This practice puts much less emphasis on treatment with antipsychotics, and much greater emphasis on helping people re-integrate into family and community. Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed? 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z In reality, The Times found, 29 percent of Dundee Manor’s residents were on antipsychotics at the time, according to unpublished Medicare data obtained through public records requests by California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Echeguren received antipsychotic medication, was put in a quiet room and looked after by attentive caregivers who helped stabilize him. For young people with psychosis, early intervention is crucial 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z She was dosed with antipsychotics before being correctly diagnosed with a very rare type of autoimmune encephalitis, an ordeal she describes in her first book, Brain On Fire. On the troubling trail of psychiatry’s pseudopatients stunt 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The punitive damages award came Tuesday evening in a Philadelphia personal injury case brought by a Maryland man, one of thousands of plaintiffs suing Johnson & Johnson over side effects of the antipsychotic medication Risperdal. Whopping jury award against Johnson & Johnson sends a signal to drug industry 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z In fact, a 2017 paper that was designed to defend the long-term use of antipsychotics nevertheless acknowledged, in an off-hand way, that “no placebo-controlled trials have been reported in first-episode psychosis patients.” Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed? 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z It is a five-star facility that, according to the official statistics, prescribed antipsychotics to about 10 percent of its long-term residents in 2018. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z A jury awarded $8 billion in punitive damages against the health care company in lawsuit claiming its antipsychotic drug Risperdal causes a type of abnormal growth. FireEye, Liberty Latin rise while James River, J&J fall 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The antipsychotic drug Risperdal is at the center of the lawsuit, with the plaintiff’s attorneys arguing it is linked to abnormal growth of female breast tissue in boys, an incurable condition known as gynecomastia. Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $8bn to man who 'developed female breast tissue' 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Then her agitation began to worsen, diagnosed as a bad reaction to an antipsychotic drug that Smokey Point had ordered for her. Free to check in, but not to leave: Patients seeking mental-health treatment in Washington have been held against their will 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z It was no more effective than generic antipsychotic drugs, studies had shown, but it was much more expensive — and thus more profitable for Johnson & Johnson, which persuaded many states to buy a lot of it. Review | Why are there more whistleblowers than ever? Because there’s more fraud. 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z In fact, 31 percent of Hialeah Shores residents were on antipsychotics, The Times found. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The stories associated with hallucinogens, however, were very similar to one another, as were stories linked to antipsychotics and deliriants. New Clues Found in Understanding Near-Death Experiences 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Earlier, Glover, who described himself as bipolar, told medical staff he had not taken his antipsychotic and antidepressant prescriptions for one to two days before his arrest and made bad decisions when not medicated. Special Report: Death and politics roil a Georgia jail 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z But in many of the CBD trials conducted so far — particularly in the realm of antipsychotic drugs, which are known for their strong side effects — CBD has proved more tolerable than existing alternatives. The reality behind cannabidiol’s medical hype 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Risperdal, an “atypical antipsychotic,” was used to treat serious mental illness including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Review | Why are there more whistleblowers than ever? Because there’s more fraud. 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z She was so heavily dosed with antipsychotics that the inspector was unable to rouse her on three consecutive days. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The drug that set off the ‘psychopharmacological revolution’ of the 1950s, with antipsychotics and antidepressants arriving in its wake, is in many ways a stunning success. Lithium: the gripping history of a psychiatric success story 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Effects were most pronounced for people who took anticholinergic antidepressants, antipsychotics, antiepileptic drugs and bladder control medications. In older adults, some drugs may produce symptoms that imitate dementia 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z "You often found people were having to go back behind their doors without getting their prescribed antipsychotics or their sleeping tablets," she says. Why are graduates competing to be prison officers? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z It’s possible to primarily treat these people with medications such as an antidepressant, antipsychotic or mood stabiliser such as lithium. As a psychiatrist, if I had severe depression I’d choose the ‘barbaric’ therapy | Mariam Alexander 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z More than 39 percent of residents at Daybreak’s Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation, for example, were receiving an antipsychotic drug in 2018, even though the official figure was zero. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Oklahoma leads the nation in the portion of its nursing home population being treated with antipsychotic drugs, despite never being diagnosed as psychotic. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z His work provided the underlying science for many antipsychotic drugs, which modulate the strength of chemical signals in the brain. Paul Greengard, Nobel Prize-Winning Neuroscientist, Dies at 93 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Current therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders — antipsychotics and antidepressants — treat symptoms rather than the underlying cause of illness, which remains largely unknown. Dissecting brains to find the biological answers to the mysteries of mental disorders 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Current law allows medication like antipsychotics to be forcibly administered if someone is detained, but the proposal would allow judges to require it even after a person was released on a supervisory order. New rules would allow longer forced holds 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z As the U.S. government has tried to limit the use of antipsychotic drugs, nursing homes have turned to other chemical restraints. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The legislation targets improvements in long-term, high-risk patients who develop pressure sores, lose too much weight, develop urinary infections or receive antipsychotic drugs. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z She was started on a new combination of medications: lithium, to stabilize her moods, and Ativan, a benzodiazepine, in addition to the antipsychotic Seroquel, which she had already been taking. The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Haldol, thorazine, and risperidone are antipsychotics, medicines commonly given to patients with thought disorders like schizophrenia and, less commonly, to patients with mood disorders like bipolar disorder. Should Mental Disorders Have Names? 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Bashir was required to undergo therapy and stay on antipsychotic prescriptions as a condition of his release last June after experts determined he was capable of living on his own. Man who shot a Virginia officer in 2013 arrested on arson and gun charges months after release from a mental hospital 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z But prescriptions of Depakote and similar anti-seizure drugs have accelerated since the government started publicly reporting nursing homes’ use of antipsychotics. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Friends told the New Zealand Herald Skinner had stopped taking antipsychotic medication prescribed for major depression and told them he was traveling to the United States either for a funeral or to make music. New Zealand man who traveled to Virginia to find 14-year-old girl he met online accused of kidnapping, child porn production 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Later, a second antipsychotic, Abilify, was added—common practice, though there was limited research justifying the use of antipsychotics in combination. The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Like Tommy, they had been prescribed antipsychotics that did nothing to dull their visions of the fire. They thought the blue fire was a global hallucination. It was a message 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z His release came with conditions: Stay on his antipsychotic medication, see a team of therapists three times a week, not own or operate a motor vehicle and remain within 50 miles of his Woodbridge apartment. Man who shot a Virginia officer in 2013 arrested on arson and gun charges months after release from a mental hospital 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Nursing homes are required to report to federal regulators how many of their patients take a wide variety of psychotropic drugs — not just antipsychotics but also anti-anxiety medications, antidepressants and sleeping pills. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Christine fat from antipsychotics and claiming that George had pushed her down the stairs. “What Can You Do with a General” 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Peacock had been on medications for thirteen years, including the “P.T.S.D. cocktail,” as it has become known: the antidepressant Effexor, the antipsychotic Seroquel, and Prazosin, a drug used to alleviate nightmares. The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The medical staff gave him antipsychotics that made him dizzy and unable to concentrate. They thought the blue fire was a global hallucination. It was a message 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z In 1985, the paper had published a story, “Schizophrenics ‘Wild’ on Weak Generic,” describing how “all hell broke loose” at a veterans’ hospital after the psychiatric unit switched from a brand-name antipsychotic to a generic. The Family That Built an Empire of Pain 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “Nursing homes have replaced restraints and antipsychotic medications with robust activity programs, religious services, social workers and resident councils so that residents can be mentally, physically and socially engaged,” the colorful two-page leaflet boasted. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z She seems to enjoy her tantrums and refuses antipsychotic medication. May I Cut My Daughter Out of My Life? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z By age 14, when he was diagnosed with “schizoid personality disorder,” Fields was taking a regimen of antipsychotic medications, he said. Heather Heyer was ‘full of love, she was full of justice,’ her mother testifies 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z He believed he could crush and smoke his antipsychotic medication to achieve its intended effect. ‘I Want to Live Like a Human Being’: Where N.Y. Fails Its Mentally Ill 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Her parents communicated her directive’s preferences, including objections to electroconvulsive therapy and antipsychotic medications. Giving Patients a Voice in Their Mental Health Care Before They’re Too Ill to Have a Say 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Last year, though, the industry teamed up with drug companies and others to push Congress and federal regulators to broaden the list of conditions under which antipsychotics don’t need to be publicly disclosed. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z When Rudd banged his head against the wall, trying to snap his neck, he was injected with haloperidol, an antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia and prevent suicide. Federal prisons were told to improve inmates’ access to mental-health care. They’ve failed miserably. 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z She sees a therapist once a week, and once a month a nurse at the community health center administers a shot of the antipsychotic drug Abilify. With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z She stopped taking her antipsychotic drug and began trying to solicit sex from passing drivers and swap alcohol for drugs with neighborhood children. ‘I Want to Live Like a Human Being’: Where N.Y. Fails Its Mentally Ill 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z I was on a bunch of stuff that the doctor said I needed, like antipsychotics and stuff like that. The song of the spoon lady: Pain, perseverance and an unlikely journey to viral fame 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The home’s doctor wanted him on an antipsychotic medication called Haldol, a powerful sedative. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Preliminary research also indicates that CBD may be effective as an antipsychotic in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia, with fewer side effects compared with current antipsychotic drugs, Blessing said. A cure for our times: Why CBD is everywhere | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The expert, James O’Donnell, testified that McDonald was more vulnerable to hallucinations because he didn’t take his prescribed medication – an antipsychotic and a mood stabilizer. White officer, Van Dyke, takes stand in murder trial over black teen shot 16 times 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Finally, with a few modifications, it was reborn as an antipsychotic, ushering in a generation of medications to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders, from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to severe depression and anxiety. Repurposing Existing Drugs Could Let Us Treat Intractable Illnesses 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The physical restraints were then often replaced by chemical ones, and residents were tranquillized with powerful antipsychotics such as Haldol. The Comforting Fictions of Dementia Care 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The risks to patients treated with antipsychotics are so high that nursing homes must report to the government how many of their residents are on these potent medications. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z He then prescribed a series of antipsychotic drugs. Opinion | He Got Schizophrenia. He Got Cancer. And Then He Got Cured. 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z And the antipsychotic paper found that doctors wrote fewer prescriptions both for the target group — patients who would not benefit from the drugs — and those who, in line with their diagnoses, would have benefited. Here’s a Cheap Way to Fight Drug Misuse: Send Doctors a Sharp Letter 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore say that as an adolescent he was twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities and was prescribed antipsychotic and antidepressant medications. Shooting suspect was twice hospitalized for mental illness 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore say that as an adolescent he was twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities and was prescribed antipsychotic and antidepressant medications. Shooting suspect was twice hospitalized for mental illness 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z But there is an important caveat: The government doesn’t publicly divulge the use of antipsychotics given to residents with schizophrenia or two other conditions. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Divorce filings from his parents say that as an adolescent he was twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities and was prescribed antipsychotic and antidepressant medications. Gunman ‘clearly targeted other gamers’ at Florida tournament 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Another letter warned primary care doctors that the federal government had flagged them for prescribing too many antipsychotic medications to patients who could be harmed by the drugs. Here’s a Cheap Way to Fight Drug Misuse: Send Doctors a Sharp Letter 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Katz had been hospitalized in psychiatric facilities twice as an adolescent and was prescribed antipsychotic and antidepressant medications, according to records in his parents’ divorce case reviewed by The Associated Press. Jacksonville shooting suspect appeared be targeting specific gamers, police say 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Her sister, Aurora Suarez, told me that the staff dosed Natividad with Haldol, an antipsychotic drug, to ease the burden of bathing her. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The result: The government and the industry are obscuring the true rate of antipsychotic drug use on vulnerable residents. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Pharmacy closures deprived people of access to prescription antidepressants and antipsychotics. Despair and anxiety: Puerto Rico's 'living emergency' as a mental health crisis unfolds 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z But the letter on antipsychotics also cited strong evidence that giving such drugs to the wrong patients could cause a number of negative health consequences. Here’s a Cheap Way to Fight Drug Misuse: Send Doctors a Sharp Letter 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z In one major study, Dr. Carlsson administered an antipsychotic drug to rabbits, reducing dopamine levels in their brains. Arvid Carlsson, Nobel laureate who uncovered a treatment for Parkinson’s, dies at 95 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Senior staff at the facility led an effort to reduce the antipsychotic drug rate after receiving financial penalties for administering unnecessary medications and after pressure from the chain’s owners. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z That was the year the federal government, concerned with the overuse of antipsychotic drugs, began publicly disclosing such prescriptions by individual nursing homes. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z In her deteriorated physical condition, she finally surrendered to a psychiatric assessment, and began taking antipsychotic medication. No One Helped My Mentally Ill Mother, or Me 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Previous efforts to influence overprescribing of opioids, and an earlier study from one of the researchers on antipsychotic medications, failed to make much difference. Here’s a Cheap Way to Fight Drug Misuse: Send Doctors a Sharp Letter 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z “Even this small mean improvement in a disabling condition without an approved treatment is meaningful,” Mathis wrote, adding that its safety profile was no worse than other antipsychotics on the market. FDA repays industry by rushing risky drugs to market 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z She expressed them to the nursing home, but Natividad was taken off the antipsychotics only after she was placed in hospice care. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z One record reviewed by Mills showed a child taking a battery of shots and pills that included three different types of antipsychotic drugs, which Mills said were improperly prescribed for “agitation” and “aggressive behavior.” Children detained at border forcibly injected with drugs, lawsuit claims 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z On January 18, 2017, it ordered him taken off his antipsychotic medication. Special Report: In Louisiana jail, deaths mount as mental health... 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Woodcock expressed sympathy for Kilmartin, who himself has attempted suicide in the past, once overdosing on antipsychotic medication and drinking antifreeze. US man who mailed cyanide to suicidal Briton sentenced to 25 years in prison 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Research is under way to see if CBD can lead to a new antipsychotic medication. 9 Things That Matter about Psychoactive Drugs 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Last year, I visited more than 100 nursing homes across six states as part of Human Rights Watch research on the abuse of antipsychotic drugs in such facilities. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z An article for the website the Daily Puppy publicizes risperidone, an antipsychotic used in humans for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as an option for “improving your dog’s behavior.” Perspective | Does your pooch really need Prozac? 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z He filled out a medical request form November 25, 2016, complaining of anxiety and saying his antipsychotic meds weren’t working. Special Report: In Louisiana jail, deaths mount as mental health... 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z He did not like taking his antipsychotic medications. A Father Asks, ‘Why Did They Have to Just Kill Him?’ 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z His sister could not get him to take his antipsychotic medications. They Did 30 Years for Someone Else’s Crime. Then Paid for It. 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Based on government data, we estimate that in an average week, more than 179,000 older people in nursing homes are given antipsychotic drugs without an appropriate diagnosis. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Conley says the doctor never told him it was an antipsychotic drug. One of America’s most popular drugs — first aimed at schizophrenia — reveals the issues of ‘off-label’ use 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z On his intake forms, the nurse noted he was bipolar and on antipsychotic medications, and suffered maladies including diabetes, heart pain and rheumatoid arthritis. Special Report: In Louisiana jail, deaths mount as mental health... 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The federal government recently enacted similar informed consent rules that will help reduce improper antipsychotic use, Monger said. Kansas considers regulating antipsychotics in nursing homes 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Rachel Monger, a lobbyist of LeadingAge Kansas, said the bill would be the broadest and most restrictive law involving antipsychotic drugs in the country. Kansas considers regulating antipsychotics in nursing homes 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Too often, nursing homes use the antipsychotics for their sedative effects rather than to treat a medical problem. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z These days, the powerful antipsychotic is used for an expansive array of ills, including insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder and agitation in patients with dementia. One of America’s most popular drugs — first aimed at schizophrenia — reveals the issues of ‘off-label’ use 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Cleveland’s prescribed daily medications included the antipsychotic Seroquel, Metformin for diabetes, and Cardura for blood pressure. Special Report: In Louisiana jail, deaths mount as mental health... 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Kansas also leads the nation in the percentage of skilled nursing facilities cited by the federal government for several medication-related violations, some of which relate to antipsychotics. Kansas considers regulating antipsychotics in nursing homes 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Her parents believe a combination of medications given to Brooke in Pine Grove, including Ativan, an anxiety medication, and Zyprexa, an antipsychotic, worsened her condition. Disease stumps state as woman struggles with disability 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z I found that too often, antipsychotic drugs are administered in harmful, avoidable ways and without the appropriate consent. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Anti-inflammatories, antipsychotics and cancer drugs are among a host of medications that might inadvertently slow the growth of gut bacteria. Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Particular classes, such as the chemically diverse antipsychotics, were overrepresented in this group. Extensive impact of non-antibiotic drugs on human gut bacteria 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The law includes and exemption for use of antipsychotics in emergency situations. Kansas considers regulating antipsychotics in nursing homes 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Yet over the next three weeks, he said, as Ms. Ortega recovered from surgery and started taking antidepressants and antipsychotic medication, she did start to report to psychiatrists that she was hearing disembodied voices. Nanny Told Psychiatrist She Had No Memory of Killing Two Children 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Nursing homes turn to antipsychotic drugs — among other classes of psychotropic medications — because dementia is associated with agitation, irritability, aggression, delusions, wandering, disinhibition and anxiety. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The comparison found that antipsychotics aren’t likely to create these differences. Brains of those with psychiatric disorders show similarities at the molecular level 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z She said she was given Seroquel, an antipsychotic drug, without her knowledge. US care homes over-prescribing drugs for residents with dementia, report finds 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Nursing homes in California and other states significantly reduce use of antipsychotic drugs among elderly residents. 5 California Things to Know for Today 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Older generations of psychiatrists tell stories about sampling antipsychotics or antidepressants to experience what they feel like. My patients said floating in a sensory deprivation tank was healing. So I tried it. 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In a small number of particularly complex cases, antipsychotic drugs may be appropriate as a last resort. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z When she was still no better, she saw another psychiatrist, who added an antipsychotic. It Looked Like a Familiar Case of Depression, but Could It Be Something Else? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The HRW report chimes with others, including a recent government report, which found high rates of antipsychotic drug use in US nursing homes. US care homes over-prescribing drugs for residents with dementia, report finds 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z As the son they knew receded, and a persecuted, isolated man they didn’t recognize emerged, they involuntarily hospitalized him and persuaded him to take antipsychotic medication. Her ‘perfect child’ was now schizophrenic and homeless. Could she find him on one of the year’s coldest days? 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Dr. Venter focused on six genes that affect how we respond to antidepressants and antipsychotics, among other drugs. Opinion | What Doctors Should Ignore 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z This increase corresponds to the rising pressure on facilities to reduce off-label antipsychotic drug use. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z In January 2016, after 19 months without treatment, Morgan was finally committed to a state mental hospital and put on antipsychotic medication. Into the woods: how online urban legend Slender Man inspired children to kill 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The most common antipsychotics address conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. US care homes over-prescribing drugs for residents with dementia, report finds 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z So many medications do not mix well with alcohol, too, especially the antipsychotics. Don’t Nudge Me: The Limits of Behavioral Economics in Medicine 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The drug is not an antipsychotic, but instead strengthens the signaling of glutamate, a neurotransmitter that's impaired in people with schizophrenia and those at risk. Scientists are learning to predict psychosis years in advance—and possibly prevent it 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Karla Benkula, daughter of a 75-year-old woman in Kansas, said that when the nursing facility began giving her mother an antipsychotic drug, her mother “would just sit there like this. No personality. Just a zombie.” Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z After further evaluation he was prescribed an antipsychotic but took it only 20% of the time, according to the case summary. County approves $1.7-million settlement over jail suicide 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “The trend now is to reduce the use of antipsychotic medication, and to monitor and to use them as appropriate,” said a spokeswoman for LeadingAge, a lobbying group for nursing facilities. US care homes over-prescribing drugs for residents with dementia, report finds 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Neanderthal mutations also turned up in genes that influence how people respond to antipsychotic drugs, their levels of “bad” cholesterol and Vitamin D, and how much fat they pack around their middles. Sex, disease, and extinction: what ancient DNA tells us about humans and Neanderthals 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z "We were young and enthusiastic and didn't realize how difficult it would be," says Scott Woods, a psychiatrist at Yale who studied an antipsychotic years ago in high-risk individuals. Scientists are learning to predict psychosis years in advance—and possibly prevent it 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Laurel Cline, the daughter of an 88-year-old woman in a California nursing home, said she thought the facility used antipsychotic medication to silence people whose symptoms disturbed the staff. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z When Kapothanasis entered the clinic, he was on his third antipsychotic medication. Unmasking Anxiety in Autism 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z HRW called on the government to step up efforts against antipsychotics use in nursing homes.The federal government pays for the majority of nursing home residents’ care through the public health program Medicaid. US care homes over-prescribing drugs for residents with dementia, report finds 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Then, to counteract that in the evening, more children are taking yet another drug — “an antidepressant, melatonin or, God forbid, an antipsychotic,” he said. Could ADHD be a type of sleep disorder? That would fundamentally change how we treat it. 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z In part that's because the more quickly a psychotic break is detected and treated with antipsychotics and other therapies, the better the long-term prognosis. Scientists are learning to predict psychosis years in advance—and possibly prevent it 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Many nursing home staff spoke to me about using antipsychotics to control residents as if it were a perfectly acceptable practice. Perspective | Why are nursing homes drugging dementia patients without their consent? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Akathisia is a fairly common and well-known side effect of antipsychotic medications, commonly used to treat disorders like schizophrenia but increasingly given for a variety of mental health complaints, including depression. A Suicide Leaves Grief and Tough Questions About an Antidepressant 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z The 157-page report, titled ‘They Want Docile’ claims thousands of long-term nursing-home patients with dementia are inappropriately given antipsychotic drugs not designed for them. US care homes over-prescribing drugs for residents with dementia, report finds 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z First, they controlled for potential confounding factors such as a history of antipsychotic medication use and age at death. Are Some Psychiatric Disorders a pH Problem? 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He said he had a history of taking antipsychotic meds, and the way his recruiter explained it, he had to be off those meds for a certain amount of time before they’d consider him.” A neo-Nazi’s rage-fueled journey to Charlottesville 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Some of the drugs, such as the antipsychotic medication Invega, have had generic competitors for over a year. Take the Generic, Patients Are Told. Until They Are Not. 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Another experimental drug, imipramine, was supposedly an antipsychotic, but scientists discovered in 1957 that it worked much better on people with depression. A New Hope for Depression 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z In many cases, the report states, antipsychotics are prescribed because of their sedating effects, making dementia patients easier for staff to handle. US care homes over-prescribing drugs for residents with dementia, report finds 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z In medical school we learned about the dreaded side effects of first-generation antipsychotics such as molindone. When Older Drugs are Better Drugs 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Boyce said police found several bottles of medications inside Bonds’s home, including antipsychotic drugs and antidepressants. Slaying of NYPD officer marks increase in line-of-duty deaths of police 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z She concluded that Morva’s delusions began years before the murders and recommended antipsychotic medication. He’s a killer set to die. But his mental illness has set off a new death penalty battle. 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Because our broad drug categories like “antidepressants” and “antipsychotics” act on a variety of physiological processes, this adds another layer of imprecision to our treatment plans. What Do "Emotion" and "Mood" Actually Mean? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z For example, a paper9 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry revealed which protein a known antipsychotic drug interacted with, and used this to identify other biological effects. Reviewers are blinkered by bibliometrics 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z For patients with psychosis, I was most comfortable with the so-called second-generation antipsychotics. When Older Drugs are Better Drugs 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Similarly, emerging evidence suggests that the long-term prescription of antipsychotics may actually hinder recovery for many. Is mental illness real? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Jay Watts 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Yet some do, Dr King says, thanks to access to modern effective antipsychotic medication and a small core of stressed-out but caring key staff. 'They will probably die here': Antigua's psychiatric patients' grim future - BBC News 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Far better to call an “antidepressant” a “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor” or an “antipsychotic” a “dopamine blocker,” because it describes a more actionable target. What Do "Emotion" and "Mood" Actually Mean? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Dawson claimed to be a “prophet of God” for a $15-an-hour national minimum wage, and court filings indicate that he has a history of mental illness and has been treated with antipsychotic medications in custody. Tenn. man sentenced in 2016 BB gun incident that locked down Capitol 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z When I began residency I was excited to hear about even newer medications called third-generation antipsychotics. When Older Drugs are Better Drugs 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z I took lithium for years combined with an antipsychotic from March to June. Yes, Your Sleep Schedule Is Making You Sick 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Usually by this hour, David Weiss would be waking for the second time, still groggy from his antipsychotics. Unique programs offer people with mental illness a place in their communities 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Shankar’s group offered to help other agencies with similar tweaks, to facilitate microloans to farmers, or to reduce the overprescribing of antipsychotics and other drugs by Medicare providers. Can Behavioral Science Help in Flint? 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Antidepressants were the most common prescription, followed by anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics, and antipsychotics. White Americans Are Twice as Likely to Take Psychiatric Drugs as Other Racial Groups 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z In clinical practice I rarely see these older medications used, other than for sedation when a patient is agitated, so my default was to prescribe second-generation antipsychotics. When Older Drugs are Better Drugs 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z He had trouble making eye contact during the interview, continuously rubbed his face and stuck out his tongue compulsively, a possible side effect of antipsychotic medications. For Blacks Facing Parole in New York State, Signs of a Broken System 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z In fact, this was the result of powerful antipsychotic medication. Death row: the lawyer who keeps losing 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The company has not reported setting aside any litigation reserve to deal with talc cases, as it has with previous claims over antipsychotic drug Rispardal and recalled hip implants. After $195 million in talc verdicts, J&J strives to change court 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z White Americans are at least twice as likely as other racial groups to report taking psychiatric drugs, including antidepressants, sedatives and antipsychotics, a new study found. White Americans Are Twice as Likely to Take Psychiatric Drugs as Other Racial Groups 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z In addition to fewer side effects, psychiatrists were hopeful that second-generation antipsychotics would be more effective for psychotic symptoms than the older ones were. When Older Drugs are Better Drugs 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z "It's important to be very careful in the use of antipsychotic medications, in that Lewy body patients often respond very, very poorly to that class of medications." Is it Alzheimer's or Another Type of Dementia? 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Those aim to alert physicians and patients to the dangers of mixing opioids with benzodiazepines and other drugs — including insomnia medications, muscle relaxants, antipsychotic drugs and alcohol — that depress the central nervous system. FDA orders stronger warnings about risk of using opioid painkillers with certain antidepressants 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The patients were overweight due to the side effects of taking antipsychotic medications for irritability and agitation. Diabetes Drug May Help Kids With Autism Fight Unwanted Pounds 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z This "careful analysis" suggests "that most antipsychotic medications taken early in pregnancy are not likely associated with heart defects or other congenital malformations in the baby," Adesman said. Antipsychotic Meds Pose Little Danger to Fetus, Study Finds 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The list, named for the doctor who created it and produced by the American Geriatrics Society, includes dozens of medications, including some antidepressants and antipsychotics. ‘America’s other drug problem’: Giving the elderly too many prescriptions 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Since 2014, this newspaper has been working to expose the harm done to foster children by doctors’ improper use of powerful antipsychotic drugs to control their patients’ behavior. California Editorial Roundup 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Nobody enjoys using antipsychotic drugs but the alternative is unchecked illness. An Alternative Form of Mental Health Care Gains a Foothold 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Of 135 patients taken off the antipsychotic drugs, 76 percent were still not using them 12 months later, the researchers said. 'Managing' Elderly Patients Without Powerful Antipsychotics 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Clozapine, an antipsychotic medication often used in schizophrenia, reduces suicidal behavior in those patients. Researchers Study New Ways to Treat Suicide Risk 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z In Mecca, he was admitted to the psychiatric unit of the King Adbul Aziz Hospital and treated with antipsychotic medication and a sedative. Saudi suspected of wanting to aid 9/11 hijackers seeks to leave Guantanamo 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z One of the doctors who treated her was responsible for giving two or more antipsychotics to 46 foster children for longer than two months over a five-year period. California Editorial Roundup 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Before he goes in to see Rafael, I ask the guy in the tie-dyed shirt if he’s ever been given antipsychotic medication. Among the Healers 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z All regularly took antipsychotic medications and were older than 60. 'Managing' Elderly Patients Without Powerful Antipsychotics 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Feb. 3, 2015: A woman who went to Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff with a migraine was given an antipsychotic drug and a painkiller. A timeline of allegations against nurse accused of fondling 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Its focus was to provide reporters with data to find out which doctors were prescribing painkillers and antipsychotic drugs in dangerous quantities. People used a journalism database to search for drugs 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The legislation, which goes before the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, would require the state Medical Board to investigate doctors who inappropriately prescribe antipsychotic medications. California Editorial Roundup 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The money comes from the settlement of a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for misleading consumers about the antipsychotics drug Risperdal. Beshear transfers $4.5 million to Kentucky State Police 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Atypical antipsychotics are not approved to treat dementia-related psychosis, the FDA stressed. Nuplazid Approved for Parkinson's Hallucinations 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z In fact, Latuda is one of 10 “second generation” antipsychotic medications, many available in generic forms, that essentially work the same way. What Drug Ads Don’t Say 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z One controversy is the use of antipsychotic medications for people with Alzheimer's disease. What Patients Should Know About Off-Label Drug Use 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z During my rotation, I learned why so many patients request olanzapine—this second-generation antipsychotic is known to cause weight gain, and many inmates hope to bulk up to deter attacks against them. What I Learned Treating Psychiatric Patients at Rikers Island 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Coleman died from a reaction to an antipsychotic drug he received while in a hospital, although an autopsy showed he experienced severe trauma, including more than 50 bruises and scrapes all over his body. Chicago approves $6.45m payout to families of police violence victims 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The drug, as with others in its class called atypical antipsychotics, includes a boxed label warning of an increased risk of death among older people with dementia-related psychosis. Nuplazid Approved for Parkinson's Hallucinations 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z So in the spirit of education, let’s consider a recent online ad for Latuda, a new antipsychotic medication. What Drug Ads Don’t Say 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Executives also see strong sales potential from new products, such as the antipsychotic Vraylar, which the company is launching this week. Pfizer, Allergan to Hunt for Deals of Their Own 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z They rappelled to the floor, disabled alarms, used a forklift to load pallets of antidepressants, antipsychotics and other drugs into a truck and drove off. Jury: Security firm not liable for $60M heist from Eli Lilly 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z One participant had to be dosed with a powerful antipsychotic after he became convinced that he’d been chosen to announce the arrival of the Messiah and ran from the chapel. LSD could make you smarter, happier and healthier. Should we all try it? 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z And giving people antipsychotics didn't change how long a patient stayed in the hospital, or if a patient died, the study authors reported. Antipsychotics Don't Ease Delirium in Hospitalized Patients 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The investigators found that those who took antipsychotics were more than twice as likely to die over six months as those who didn't. Antipsychotic Drugs Tied to Risk of Early Death in Parkinson's Patients 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z He is kept awash in antipsychotics and sedatives, and an attendant watches, bathes, and feeds him through the day. Madness Runs in the Family 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z This commercial does not inform viewers that Abilify is an antipsychotic drug, originally approved by the FDA in 2002 for schizophrenia. Why we ignore the litany of potentially deadly side effects in TV ads for drugs 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The scenario is a familiar one for those who treat schizophrenia: antipsychotic drugs may drive away hallucinations, but the cognitive deficits persist. Drugmakers target depression’s cognitive fog 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The researchers found antipsychotics didn't reduce the risk of delirium. Antipsychotics Don't Ease Delirium in Hospitalized Patients 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z However, he added that antipsychotics should be used cautiously, for as little time as possible, and after alternatives are considered. Antipsychotic Drugs Tied to Risk of Early Death in Parkinson's Patients 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Armed with this information, the team chose to administer anti-anxiety medication, rather than just antipsychotics. A New Vision for Dreams of the Dying 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Sent to the V.A. for evaluation after frequent episodes of insubordination and erratic behavior, he was prescribed mood stabilizers and antipsychotics, neither of which, he sheepishly confided, he was presently taking, thanks to Serenity Park. What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Schizophrenia currently is treated mainly through the use of antipsychotic medications, according to NIMH. Scientists Uncover Clues to Origins of Schizophrenia 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Pooling data from all 19 studies that included medical and surgical patients, Neufeld's team found that antipsychotics didn't alter how long patients suffered from delirium. Antipsychotics Don't Ease Delirium in Hospitalized Patients 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The newer antipsychotics, he added, are the best options. Antipsychotic Drugs Tied to Risk of Early Death in Parkinson's Patients 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z After his breakdown, after psychiatric treatment, after reentering the land of the living with the help of family and antipsychotic drugs, Joe Mills married his high-school sweetheart and moved into a cottage in Falls Church. The Polaroids of the Cowboy Poet 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z But over the years, collaboration has taken a back seat to compliance in a system focused mainly on keeping people stabilized on antipsychotic drugs. Programs Expand Schizophrenic Patients’ Role in Their Own Care 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Most antipsychotics, which treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are indicated only for children 10 and older. Psychiatric Drugs Are Being Prescribed to Infants 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The researchers reviewed past studies and found that antipsychotic drugs given before surgery didn't prevent delirium. Antipsychotics Don't Ease Delirium in Hospitalized Patients 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z "The benefits of antipsychotics for dementia are modest at best," said study co-lead author Dr. Helen Kales, director of the Program for Positive Aging at the University of Michigan. Antipsychotic Drugs Tied to Risk of Early Death in Parkinson's Patients 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The man, 38-year-old Philip Coleman, died due to antipsychotic drugs he received in the hospital, a medical examiner found, but also had more than 50 bruises and abrasions, according to the Chicago Tribune. Chicago mayor says 'sorry' for police misconduct in Laquan McDonald case 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z He regularly visits a clinic here, where he receives medication — an antidepressant, as well as an antipsychotic drug. Programs Expand Schizophrenic Patients’ Role in Their Own Care 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z But the volume and rapid rise in psychotropics such as antipsychotics and antidepressants in children 2 and younger suggest a trend. Psychiatric Drugs Are Being Prescribed to Infants 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z He had stopped hearing voices since he began taking the antipsychotics, but he had a blank gaze and spoke in a monotone; he had also gained sixty pounds. The Rights of Refugees Who Do Wrong 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Some of the drugs most commonly prescribed for off-label use, despite a lack of strong scientific backing, included quetiapine, an antipsychotic. Risk of Off-Label Uses for Prescription Drugs 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z What are the consequences of the proliferation of antipsychotic drug prescription for children within the foster-home system, ponders the second. Witness the Complex Evolution of the San Francisco Bay Area 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Treatment with antipsychotic drugs contributes to this risk, the researchers explained. Too Few Psychiatric Patients Screened for Diabetes: Study 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But that may not be enough when some medications, such as atypical antipsychotics, increase weight and promote fat cell growth in the abdominal area. Weight Gain a Challenge for Children With Autism: Study 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z He was prescribed two antipsychotic drugs, a mood stabilizer, and pills to prevent him from having nightmares. The Rights of Refugees Who Do Wrong 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Among these: antidepressants, antipsychotics and anticonvulsants, often used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Risk of Off-Label Uses for Prescription Drugs 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Also on this list are analgesic drugs, opioid painkillers, antidepressants and antipsychotics. Consumer Reports: What you need to know about the side effects of drugs 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The researchers found that the percentage of people aged 80 to 84 who received a prescription for an antipsychotic drug was twice that of people aged 65 to 69. Many Seniors Given Antipsychotic Meds, Despite Potential Problems 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Schizophrenic patients who receive one-on-one talk therapy along with lower doses of antispychotic drugs showed marked signs of improvement compared to patients who only got antipsychotics, a new government-funded study found. Schizophrenics Benefit Most From Talk Therapy and Lower Drug Doses 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Talk therapy benefits schizophrenia patients and reduces their need for heavy use of antipsychotic drugs, a large study finds. Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2015 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z In Belize, he said he spent time in a mental hospital and was injected with antipsychotics. Nearly naked outside the White House: How Nature Boy became a Washington fixture 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Access to medication is essential, and psychiatric drugs are cheap by Western standards in places like Ethiopia: generally no more than $1 for a monthly supply of generic antipsychotic pills. In West Africa, a Mission to Save Minds 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z They found that about half of seniors who used antipsychotics, used the drugs more than 120 days in a year. Many Seniors Given Antipsychotic Meds, Despite Potential Problems 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The study suggests an alternative to the current methods of dealing with schizophrenia, which involve heavy doses of antipsychotic drugs. Schizophrenics Benefit Most From Talk Therapy and Lower Drug Doses 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z He has stabilized on antipsychotic medication and hopes one day to set up a carpentry workshop — as long as his family can afford the drugs, which it has struggled to do. The Chains of Mental Illness in West Africa 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z The device's first partnership bundles it with Abilify, a powerful antipsychotic most commonly used to treat mood disorders, schizophrenia, and Tourette's. The frightening promise of self-tracking pills 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z As with other drugs in this class, known as "atypical antipsychotics," the medication includes a boxed warning against off-label use that may increase the risk of death among older people with dementia-related psychosis. Aristada Approved for Schizophrenia 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z But some people do end up needing medication, which currently means antipsychotic drugs that were developed for conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Drug May Calm Agitation in Alzheimer's Patients 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z As with other antipsychotic drugs prescribed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Vraylar's label will include a boxed warning of increased risk of death if the drug is used by elderly people with dementia-related psychosis. Vraylar Approved for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Vraylar belongs to a class of drugs known as atypical antipsychotics. FDA Approves New Drug for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The level of communication correlated partly with how well psychotic patients improved when they took certain antipsychotic drugs. Brain Scans May Take Guesswork Out of Schizophrenia Treatment 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z He was given a shot of his antipsychotic medicine and his mood stabilizer. ‘Please Help’: The Search for a Mentally Ill Brother in Brooklyn 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Patients covered by Medicaid -- the publicly funded insurance program for the poor -- account for 70 to 80 percent of all antipsychotic prescriptions in the United States, the researchers said. Antipsychotic Drugs Will Become More Affordable, Study Predicts 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Synthetic drug users also sometimes become so delusional and violent that restraining them requires multiple people and the use of antipsychotics. Fake Weed Leads to a Real Drug Crisis 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Using her information, Dr. Johnson’s clinic ordered two antipsychotic drugs to treat postpartum depression, according to the testimony. How Identity Theft Sticks You With Hospital Bills 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z For instance, if a patient's most troubling symptom is hallucinations, doctors may try an antipsychotic—but such drugs rapidly worsen the condition of a person with Lewy body dementia. Motor and Sensory Symptoms Help Predict Who Will Develop Lewy Body Dementia 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z He hated the shaking, probably a side effect of haloperidol, his antipsychotic. ‘Please Help’: The Search for a Mentally Ill Brother in Brooklyn 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Using forecasting models, the research team estimated that Medicaid's annual spending on antipsychotic drugs will fall by nearly 50 percent, or $1.8 billion, by 2016. Antipsychotic Drugs Will Become More Affordable, Study Predicts 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Although he displayed no signs of psychosis, he was treated with antipsychotic medication and later died of blunt-force trauma to his spleen. Lafayette shooter able to buy gun because he was never involuntarily committed 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Kirakosyan, then 43, testified she had never met the doctor, seen the clinic, taken antipsychotic drugs nor suffered from postpartum depression. How Identity Theft Sticks You With Hospital Bills 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z As Debra’s case demonstrates, antipsychotics are by no means reserved for treating people with schizophrenia. Antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs have a serious impact on body weight 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Antidepressants A massive 2014 study of 22,610 people revealed that antidepressants generally cause more modest weight gain than antipsychotics, although the outcome varies greatly from one drug to the next. Many Psychiatric Drugs Have Serious Effects on Body Weight 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The Royal College of Psychiatrists condemned inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication, warning: "There will not only be very few benefits to the individual, but a strong likelihood of undesirable neurological and metabolic side-effects." NHS to stop 'over-medicating' people with learning disabilities - BBC News 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Doctors said Holmes improved quickly and dramatically once he started taking antipsychotic drugs. Q&A: Defense attorneys try to show theater shooter insane 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z And prescribing antipsychotics seems predominantly aimed at aggressive and impulsive behaviors, especially in males, where the disruption in school and home insists on action and remediating symptoms. Overprescribing and Underperforming 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z At the time, Mr. Morales was on parole for an assault conviction and was taking antipsychotic medication. Cleared of Murder, a Man Punches His Lawyer 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z As Debra's case demonstrates, antipsychotics are by no means reserved for treating people with schizophrenia. Many Psychiatric Drugs Have Serious Effects on Body Weight 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z In their study, Olfson's team tracked data on antipsychotic prescriptions from a database that includes roughly 60 percent of all retail pharmacies in the United States. Are Too Many Young Americans Getting Antipsychotics for ADHD? 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Or perhaps the cocktail of antipsychotics started working. ‘I Don’t Believe in God, but I Believe in Lithium’ 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The study says the rate for antipsychotics drugs used for schizophrenia, bipolar, attention-deficit and other conditions was four times higher for foster children than other youth. Study: Pa. foster children given certain drugs at high rate 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Two empty bottles of Browder’s antipsychotic drug sat on a table. Kalief Browder, 1993–2015 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z A judge offered him a choice of going to a state mental institution or of following the advice of his doctor—which was to enroll in a clinical trial of antipsychotic medication. Why The UMN Research Scandal Threatens Us All 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The study did find a downward trend in antipsychotic medications for some age groups. Are Too Many Young Americans Getting Antipsychotics for ADHD? 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The results show that the proportion of kids taking drugs like stimulants, antidepressants, and antipsychotics increased to 8.9 percent from 5.5 percent. The US is making improvements in treating childhood mental illness — but not fast enough 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The neurologist had recently taken Sandy off Prozac and started her on Zyprexa, an antipsychotic. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Last week, its best-selling drug, the antipsychotic Abilify, lost its patent protection and less expensive generic alternatives became available. Earnings Reports from Comcast and Tesla; Volkswagen’s Annual Meeting 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z As with other atypical antipsychotic drugs, generic Abilify's label will contain the FDA's most stringent boxed warning that the medication poses an increased risk of death among older people with dementia-related psychosis. First Generic Abilify Approved 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The military doctors put him on Seroquel, an antipsychotic, and Zoloft, an antidepressant. Scientists are testing MDMA as a PTSD treatment for veterans 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The hospital agreed to review medical records and conditions of patients discontinued from the antipsychotic drugs. Feds: Beckley VA subbed mental health drugs for cheaper ones 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Many doctors prescribe antipsychotics and antidepressants to help with some symptoms. A Drug Trial’s Frayed Promise 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The Times reported in February that 51% of California’s foster youth who are prescribed mental health-related drugs took the most powerful class of the medications — antipsychotics. Use of meds by L.A. County foster, delinquent kids prompts reform 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The brew could exacerbate the illnesses of people being treated with antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. A Hallucinogenic Tea Time for Some Brazilian Prisoners 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z “The fact that antipsychotic use persists in spite of the evidence of harm speaks to both how problematic these behaviors are and that there are few other interventions available,” he added. Antipsychotic Drugs Hasten Death In Dementia Patients 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z According to the FDA, use of antipsychotic drugs increases the risk of cardiovascular problems and premature death in people with dementia. Antipsychotics May Be Deadlier Than Thought for Dementia Patients 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The article seemed to offer a glimmer of hope: The antipsychotic drug Seroquel XR reduced some of the disorder’s worst symptoms in a significant number of patients. A Drug Trial’s Frayed Promise 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Among the medications he was taking regularly when he was arrested was an antipsychotic drug, Zyprexa. Fate of Defendant in Patz Murder Trial Could Hinge on Jury’s View of His Sanity 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Following research and data collection, CMS initiated a national movement to reduce the unnecessary use of antipsychotic medication. Nursing Home Ombudsman Speaks Up for Residents' Rights 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Doctors will prescribe antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients with disruptive behaviors such as yelling, screaming and hitting. Health Highlights: March 2, 2015 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Those who took antipsychotics were more likely to die early, the study found. Antipsychotics May Be Deadlier Than Thought for Dementia Patients 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Doctors sometimes prescribe antipsychotic drugs to calm patients with dementia who display disruptive behavior like hitting, yelling or screaming, the report said. Psychiatric Drug Overuse Is Cited by Federal Study 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z Then he was transferred to Rikers Island, where he has continued to be treated with antipsychotic drugs for mental illnesses, including depression, his lawyers said. Fate of Defendant in Patz Murder Trial Could Hinge on Jury’s View of His Sanity 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z In some situations, antipsychotic medications are used to blunt or control resident behaviors. Nursing Home Ombudsman Speaks Up for Residents' Rights 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The Obama administration is already working with nursing homes to reduce their use of antipsychotic medications, The Times reported. Health Highlights: March 2, 2015 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The most gripping performance was turned in by a woman whose fiance died, she said, because of an antipsychotic drug that was on the market because of “dark money” in politics. The FEC’s farcical open hearing 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z A Chicago psychiatrist pleaded guilty last month to taking illegal kickbacks of nearly $600,000 to prescribe an antipsychotic drug for his patients. Psychiatric Drug Overuse Is Cited by Federal Study 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z One had to be restrained and given Thorazine, a powerful antipsychotic, after he ran from the chapel and headed down Commonwealth Avenue, convinced that he had been chosen to announce that the Messiah had arrived. The Trip Treatment 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z It took Christopher two years to adjust to the antipsychotic medications that were prescribed for him. Shot by the Police in Albuquerque 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The report adds that antipsychotic medications are sometimes helpful, but that “there is no evidence that it corrects an underlying biological abnormality.” Redefining Mental Illness 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z The woman who had just testified about the antipsychotic drug applauded. The FEC’s farcical open hearing 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z These drugs fall into six different categories, including well-known types like antihistamines, antipsychotics and anticancer/antibiotic medications. Screening Test Finds Drugs That Show Promise Against Ebola 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Her doctors treated her generically for dementia, starting with some antipsychotic medication. Lewy body dementia has symptoms even worse than those of Alzheimer’s 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The only approved medicines are two antipsychotics, and these do not treat the main symptoms. In development 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Sure enough, one of the identified regions contains a gene that produces the type of dopamine receptor that is blocked by antipsychotic drugs. Massive Study Reveals Schizophrenia's Genetic Roots 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z He was given a diagnosis of an unspecified psychosis and sent to Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, a prison hospital for the mentally ill, where he was treated with antipsychotic drugs. Man Who Claimed Insanity Is Convicted in 2011 Murders 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The city medical examiner later ruled his death accidental, saying he died of hyperthermia caused by exposure to the heat, which had interacted adversely with antipsychotic medicine he was taking for schizoaffective disorder. Correction Officer Is Charged in Case of Inmate’s Death in a Hot Rikers Cell 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z His condition deteriorated further in the early 1990s, according to legal documents, when he failed to take prescribed antipsychotic medication and discontinued treatment at a Kerrville hospital. Justices Urged to Intervene in Execution of Texas Man 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Risks of antipsychotics alone, for example, are known to include substantial weight gain and diabetes. One Drug or 2? Parents See Risk but Also Hope 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z During cross-examination, lawyers for the county pointed to medical records showing that Curry is taking antipsychotic medication and has a mood disorder that can cause him to "get agitated and exaggerate." Tales differ on conditions at Cook County Jail 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Today's antidepressants all descend from serendipitous observations in human trials of two molecules more than 50 years ago: imipramine, synthesized as a potential antipsychotic drug, and iproniazid, designed to treat tuberculosis. Mental health: Depression needs large human-genetics studies 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Psychotropic drugs such as antidepressants, antipsychotics and benzodiazepines are most clearly implicated in falls. Steps to Avoid an Accident 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Most parents can recount horror stories about insurers who refused to pay for a costly antipsychotic medication until after their son or daughter failed first on a cheaper one, jeopardizing their stability. Pete Earley: Sending the mentally ill from group homes to an uncertain future “I went through every combination I could think of – that the doctors could think of, even – with antidepressants, antipsychotics, sleep medication, anti-anxiety medication, seizure medication – all of these. I did that for years.” Electroconvulsive Therapy: What It Is, How It Works and Who It Helps 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The center dispenses drugs to alleviate Ebola symptoms, including anti-nausea medicine, a Tylenol-like painkiller that reduces fever and Haldol, an antipsychotic medication for patients writhing in delirium. Wish to Do More in Ebola Fight Meets Reality in Liberia 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The medications causing the highest rate of hospitalization or death included muscle relaxants, cardiovascular drugs and mental health drugs, such as sedatives and antipsychotics. Medication Errors Occur Every 8 Minutes in U.S. Children 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Also, the percentage of residents being given antipsychotic drugs will be included when determining nursing homes' ratings. Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2014 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Beginning in January, nursing homes ’ ratings will also be based partly on the percentage of its residents being given antipsychotic drugs. Medicare Alters Its Nursing Home Rating System 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z He was twice declared incompetent for such proceedings, and court filings indicate he is now being forced to take antipsychotic medicine so that he can participate. Trial for cab driver accused of shooting Alexandria police officer begins Monday Suspicion over the marketing of antidepressants and antipsychotics is not new. Feeling a Bit Iffy About ‘Abilify’ For schizophrenia, treatment is focused on eliminating the symptoms of the disease and generally comprises antipsychotic medication. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia Linked, Researchers Report The agency also plans to consider additional metrics, such as the number of residents being given antipsychotic drugs. Medicare Star Ratings Allow Nursing Homes to Game the System 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z "This is basically just one more weight on the scale in disfavor of using antipsychotics in the elderly." Certain Antipsychotic Meds Tied to Kidney Problems in Elderly 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Many people who are much more severely affected — homeless individuals who are floridly psychotic, for example — receive the newest and best of our antipsychotics. Perpetuating Schizophrenia’s Stigma 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The program involves an intensive two-year course of socialization, family therapy, job and school assistance, and, in some cases, antipsychotic medication. Promising new approach helps curb early schizophrenia in teens, young adults A 2007 report in The New York Times examined the relationship between drug company payments to psychiatrists in Minnesota and prescriptions of antipsychotic drugs for children in the Medicaid program. Top Medicare Prescribers for Acthar Have Links to Its Maker 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Within weeks, the home sent her to a hospital, where she was given antipsychotic medication. Picking Nursing Home Shouldn't Be Trial and Error 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z The antipsychotics were linked to an increased risk of pneumonia and heart attack as well. Certain Antipsychotic Meds Tied to Kidney Problems in Elderly 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z People who suffer from it are often suspected of being dangerous, but this is not usually the case, and antipsychotic drugs are very effective. Perpetuating Schizophrenia’s Stigma 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z They warn that there is a risk of exposing to antipsychotic drugs some young people who were never going to develop schizophrenia. Promising new approach helps curb early schizophrenia in teens, young adults This theory was based on evidence11 indicating that the efficacy of antipsychotic drugs correlates with their ability to block dopamine receptors. Schizophrenia: Genesis of a complex disease : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Some homes rely too heavily on sedatives or antipsychotic medications to calm aggressive behavior, experts say. Picking Nursing Home Shouldn't Be Trial and Error 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z His treating psychiatrist put him on the antipsychotic drug Risperdal to quell the troubling voices he was hearing in his head. SPU shooting suspect raised in home of tumult 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The reasons for this difference aren't known, but it's been suggested that the antipsychotic medications taken by schizophrenia patients may be a factor. Antipsychotics Linked to Lower Brain Volume in Schizophrenia Patients 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z I was put on antipsychotic medication, but was too scared to talk to anyone about my thoughts in case "they", the establishment I had upset with the campaign, were following and monitoring and recording me. I have struggled with depression and anxiety – it doesn't have to be the end 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Antipsychotics • First generation, or “typical,” antipsychotics such as haloperidol seem to be more effective for managing hallucinations and delusions in women than in men, who require higher doses to improve their symptoms. Psychotropic Drugs Affect Men and Women Differently 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z National Institute of Mental Health for more on antipsychotic medications. Taking Antipsychotic Drugs While Pregnant May Harm Newborns: Study 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Confronted with a lonely and introverted child, they tried to set him up on play dates, ferried him from counselor to therapist, urged him to take antipsychotic medication and moved him from school to school. Elliot O. Rodger’s Killings in California Followed Years of Withdrawal 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z A doctor prescribed him risperidone, an antipsychotic drug, but Mr. Rodger wrote that after researching the drug, he had refused to take it. Limits to Law and Information Sharing, Despite Gunman’s Danger Signs 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z I felt so well I came off my antipsychotic medication and quickly became suicidal again. I have struggled with depression and anxiety – it doesn't have to be the end 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z These included two also identified in the first study: the antimalarial drug chloroquine and the antipsychotic chlorpromazine. Existing Drugs May Work Against MERS, Studies Suggest 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Risperidone is an antipsychotic that blocks the brain’s receptors for dopamine and serotonin. Widely Used Autism Drug Carries Heavy Risks for Children 2014-05-08T13:15:00Z These include anesthetics, anti-anxiety drugs, antidepressants, antipsychotics, old sedative-hypnotic drugs, muscle relaxants that work on the brain or on the nerves at the muscle itself, and substances of recreational abuse, among others. The Pharmacology And Toxicology Of Execution By Lethal Injection 2014-05-01T20:59:00Z The diagnosis was atypical psychosis, and Mia was started on high doses of antipsychotic drugs. The doctor and the teenager 2014-04-28T17:36:41Z Forty-five states have embraced some form of this procedure, which can force people to take prescribed medications such as antipsychotic drugs. America's Mentally Ill Prisoners Outnumber Hospital Patients, Tenfold 2014-04-08T18:24:27Z Among the effective drugs are cancer drugs and antipsychotics, said Matthew Frieman, University of Maryland Medical School, and colleagues. Existing Drugs May Work Against MERS, Studies Suggest 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Older antipsychotics, most notably haloperidol, also work by dampening dopamine activity. Widely Used Autism Drug Carries Heavy Risks for Children 2014-05-08T13:15:00Z He’d been taking antipsychotic medications, which are known to stimulate the production of porphyrins. Well: Think Like a Doctor: Running in Circles Solved! 2014-04-04T19:42:42Z These successes are creating epochal opportunities to understand disease mechanisms and allow us to envisage an era of therapeutics directed at pathogenic processes — unlike current antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs that merely control symptoms. Perspective: Revealing molecular secrets 2014-04-02T17:21:26.216Z They point out that the increased mortality among schizophrenia patients predates the widespread use of antipsychotics, encompasses diverse causes of death, and has been documented even among patients who are receiving high-quality medical care. Ageing: Live faster, die younger 2014-04-02T17:21:08.997Z Patients in developing countries experienced longer periods of unimpaired social functioning, even though far fewer of them were on continuous antipsychotic medication. Developing countries: The outcomes paradox 2014-04-02T17:21:07.571Z Like many antipsychotic drugs, it also increases levels of prolactin, a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. Widely Used Autism Drug Carries Heavy Risks for Children 2014-05-08T13:15:00Z Twenty years on — after a bumpy road of hospitalization, therapy and antipsychotic medicines — Matt lives on his own in Seattle, Washington, works part-time at a football stadium, and is close to his family. Prevention: Before the break 2014-04-02T17:21:06.005Z |
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