Significant differences exist with regard to time of discontinuation between different antipsychotic agents; for initial treatment, rapid onset/poor tolerability increases discontinuation, whilst for ...

Side effects of antipsychotics can be devastating. In 2007-2008, I tried five different medications, none of which gave me much relief. It was the low point of my life. But the medication trials were ...

One of my patients developed akathisia with olanzapine and she is now stabilized while taking haloperidol, without any symptom of akathisia. Is it possible that olanzapine induces akathisia and ...

Downsides with current options leave a large unmet need for new therapies, researcher says ...

A phase II trial found that the experimental antipsychotic LB-102 significantly reduced symptoms in hospitalized adults with acute schizophrenia compared to placebo, with a safety profile similar to ...

—That question formed the basis of a new study from the U.K., which sought to learn more about the risk of tardive dyskinesia (TD)—a persistent, potentially irreversible movement disorder—in children ...