In the months after 24-year-old D.J. was diagnosed with schizophrenia, he searched online for answers to questions that felt urgent and existential.

This review examined whether switching to a different antipsychotic medicine, as opposed to continuing treatment with the same one, improved people's response rates, alleviated overall and specific ...

Nearly one in four New York City foster youth is prescribed psychotropic medication, raising concerns about oversight and overmedication.

Agitated patients are often prescribed antipsychotic medications and sedatives off-label, but this can pose a risk to the ...

The rise of psychiatric meds in children raises questions about the long-term impact, skill development, and societal standards. Are we treating illness or enforcing conformity?

Frequent distressing dreams may accelerate biological aging and increase the risk for early death, defined by WHO as younger ...

Cobenfy was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in fall 2024 and represents the first novel approach in decades to ...

At least some of schizophrenia’s symptoms are thought to be related to excessive dopamine activity. All prior antipsychotics have, in large part, relied on blocking this chemical messenger’s receptors ...

New guidelines have been developed for the treatment of schizophrenia through a collaborative effort of international experts ...

New guidelines have been developed for the treatment of schizophrenia after a collaboration of international experts from 30 ...

What role could vitamin E play in the treatment of tardive dyskinesia, and what should patients know about managing their ...

Four young adults speak to The Imprint about how psychotropic medication use affected their tumultuous childhoods in Los ...