Psychiatric diagnoses and drugs were linked to lower income, increased unemployment, greater likelihood of being...
Psychiatric Diagnoses, Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Worse Socioeconomic Outcomes for Patients, Study Finds
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Antipsychotics Articles
Antipsychotics Overprescribed to Seniors with Dementia in Home Health Care, Despite Serious Risks, Study Indicates
Antipsychotic use by elderly with dementia was also linked to worse outcomes in performing their activities of daily...
Devastating Movement Disorders Caused by Antipsychotic Drugs Not Listed for Discussion at Psychiatrists’ Annual Meeting
Many of the 11 million Americans taking antipsychotics were never told of the risk of developing uncontrollable...
Extreme Heat Alert: Many Common Psychiatric Drugs Can Increase Patients’ Risk of Heat-Related Illness
Current heat wave in U.S. South adds to risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke in those taking certain psychiatric...
New Government Investigation Again Focuses on Nursing Homes’ Abuse of Patients with Antipsychotic Drugs
A separate study finds antipsychotic drug prescriptions for seniors with dementia increased early in the COVID...
Warning: Summer Heat Waves Pose a Danger to People Taking Psychiatric Drugs
While most psychiatric drugs increase the risk of heat-related illness, authorities warn that individuals taking...
10th Anniversary of Aurora Theater Shooting: After Taking Psychotropics, Shooter Felt “No More Fear, Hatred Unchecked”
CCHR calls for disclosure of mass killers’ history of psychiatric drugs, many of which are likely among the 31...
At Psychiatrists’ Annual Convention, Was the Devastating Movement Disorder Caused by Antipsychotic Drugs Even Discussed?
Millions of Americans taking the drugs may develop uncontrollable muscle jerkiness that can be permanent. Many report...
Patients On Antipsychotics Mostly Unaware Of Tardive Dyskinesia, A Devastating Neurologic Disorder Many Will Experience
The psychiatric industry that profited from proliferating this drug-induced disorder will now profit from treating...