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• Cases of Persistent Delirium in Nursing Homes Has Dropped in Recent Years: Study

  March 25, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study has found that changes to how nursing homes prescribe antipsychotics following the passage of a 2014 law has led to a reduced number of nursing home patients suffering delirium.

• Side Effects of Lithium Prescribed to Bipolar Patients May Increase Risks of Thyroid, Kidney Problems: Study

  February 19, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research suggests that the safe dosage limits of lithium for bipolar disorder treatment may be lower than previously thought.

• Large Doses of Antipsychotics May Increase Tardive Dyskinesia Risks: Study

  February 11, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links high doses of first-generation antipsychotics, like Thorazine, to an increased risk of patients developing involuntary muscle movements known as tardive dyskinesia.

• 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.

• Nursing Homes Are Not Side-Stepping Restrictions on Use of Antipsychotics as Chemical Restraints: Study

  September 5, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Since federal regulators began cracking down on the unnecessary use of antipsychotics in nursing homes, new research suggests that facilities are not trying to diagnose dementia patients with mental health conditions in order to use the drugs as chemical restraints.

• 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.

• Study Finds Type 2 Diabetics Prescribed Certain Drugs For Gastrointestinal Illness Face Increased Cardiac Arrest Risk

  October 13, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that some drugs, including ones which may be used to treat Ozempic stomach paralysis, can increase a diabetic's risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

• Children Are Getting More Drugs for Anxiety, Less Therapy: Study

  June 15, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The findings of a new study warn that children are often not receiving therapy along with anxiety medications, which goes against current mental health treatment standards.

• Use of Antipsychotics on Dementia Patients As “Chemical Restraints” Increased During Pandemic: Study

  March 6, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that prescribing of antipsychotics to dementia patients increased worldwide, despite the tactic being known as an abusive form of chemical restraint.

• Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics as Nursing Home Chemical Restraints to Be Investigated By CMS

  January 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators have announced a new investigation into the nationwide use of antipsychotics as chemical restraints in nursing homes.