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• Antipsychotic Drugs Often Inappropriately Prescribed for Children and Teens: Study

  August 4, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Less than half of children or young adults prescribed antipsychotics have a medical diagnosis recommending the drugs, a new study warns.

• Reduced Use of Antipsychotics for Dementia Does Not Improve Outcomes for Nursing Home Residents: Study

  January 15, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that while giving dementia patients antipsychotics to serve as "chemical restraints" puts them at an increased risk of death, there were very few benefits seen from taking them off of the drugs.

• Antipsychotics Linked to Heart Failure, Stroke, Other Health Risks in Dementia Patients: Study

  May 3, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that giving antipsychotics to dementia patients, a practice known as "chemical restraint" carries a wide range of health risks, including life-threatening conditions like heart attacks, strokes and pneumonia.

• Seroquel, Haldol Side Effects Linked to Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems: Study

  January 18, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new study warns of an increased risk of heart rhythm problems linked to Seroquel and Haldol.

• Most Antipsychotics May Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women with Schizophrenia: Study

  September 9, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study warns that some types of antipsychotics may increase the risk of breast cancer in women.

• Antipsychotics Boxed Warning Curbed Use As “Chemical Restraint” In Nursing Homes: Study

  April 30, 2020

  Russell Maas

  A new study finds that FDA warnings reduced the use of antipsychotics as chemical restraints on elderly nursing home residents, but in many cases, the facilities may have switched to other drugs which caused different health problems.

• Psychotropic Drugs May Cause Weight Gain By Altering Your Genes: Study

  January 17, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  A new study indicates psychotropic drugs cause genetic changes which leads to weight gain.

• Trazodone No Better Than Other Atypical Antipsychotics For Treating Older Dementia Patients: Study

  December 4, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that giving dementia patients trazodone could be as risky as giving them atypical antipsychotics.

• Psychotropic Drugs Lawsuit Certified as Class Action for Missouri Foster Children

  July 25, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge cleared the way for a class action lawsuit against Missouri officials, who plaintiffs say allowed unmonitored and uncontrolled prescribing of psychotropic drugs to foster children.

• Report Details Nursing Home Abuse Against Dementia Patients In the Form Of “Chemical Restraints”

  February 6, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report by Human Rights Watch details rampant overuse of antipsychotics in U.S. nursing homes, which are used as a form of chemical restraint on patients with dementia.