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Psychotropic medications are drugs that affect the mind, emotions, and behavior. The broad categories of psychotropic medications, which we will break down further, include: antidepressants, ...

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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 ...

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New research shows that people who take certain psychiatric medications may be more likely to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND).

Early onset IBD activity correlates with higher psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication use. Active IBD patients have increased odds of developing major depressive disorder, anxiety, and ...

Laura Delano walked away from the treatments that defined her teens and 20s. Now, she’s hoping to create a road map for others to follow. Between the ages of 13 and 27, Laura Delano was prescribed 19 ...

And doctors tend to add new drugs when old ones aren't working, without withdrawing the old ones. This irrational polypharmacy adds to the risks of drug- drug interactions and increases the burden of ...

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced that a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology found that the GeneSight® Psychotropic Test significantly reduced psychiatric hospitalizations in ...