Psychotropic medications treat a variety of conditions. They can affect a person’s mood, behavior, perception, and thoughts. Types of psychotropic medications include antidepressants, antianxiety ...
Antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are associated with an almost doubled risk of premature death in patients with heart conditions, according to research published today in the European ...
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Decades of Warnings, Persistent Inaction: Studies Raise New Alarms on Psychiatric Drug Safety
Safety signals spanning decades have not removed many high-risk psychiatric drugs from the market, prompting renewed scrutiny of federal regulators ...
Although most clinicians instinctively try to avoid prescribing multiple medications concurrently, there is evidence that polypharmacy is increasing. Some estimates suggest up to 65% of U.S. adults ...
The Trump administration's plans to study the "threat” posed by psychiatric medications in children have medical societies and mental health professionals concerned that the administration may be ...
The widespread use of psychotropic drugs to treat people experiencing mental illness does not always correspond to their effectiveness or real need. Driving this is a complex web of factors including ...
Psychotropic medication is an important part of the treatment plans for some aviation personnel with mental health disorders. However, in the aviation population, medication use is highly regulated, ...
In 1961, the United Nations began holding periodic conferences on the issue of drug control. These conferences led to three major international drug control treaties. The Convention on Psychotropic ...
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