When people talk about side effects, they usually mean the ones that show up shortly after starting a medication, such as dizziness, drowsiness, or tremors. The long-term effects, which may emerge ...

Patients with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, often require long-term use of antipsychotic medications. Some of these drugs, however, can pose potential risks, ...

Antipsychotics, as their name implies, are an important part of treating psychosis, a mental state often associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though they can also be prescribed for ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a key brain signaling pathway that appears to drive the ...

Antipsychotic drugs—used to treat the millions of people in the U.S. with schizophrenia—have lots of unpleasant side effects. The drugs also aren't effective for many people. There is an urgent need ...

Fanapt is an atypical antipsychotic medication prescribed for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults, working by rebalancing dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain. Common side effects of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is due to issue a decision by September 26 on the approval of KarXT, a potential first-in-class antipsychotic. If approved, it would be the first drug with a ...

Starting antipsychotic treatment for schizoaffective symptoms is an important step if you want to manage this complex mental health condition. Schizoaffective disorder combines symptoms of ...