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Antipsychotic Drugs - Articles
Antipsychotic Drugs: Use with Children Worries Doctors
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Duane Sherry, M.S.
Posted
Fri 01 May 2009 10:10pm
The use of incredibly strong, dangerous antipsychotic drugs with kids has been on the rise for quite some time….
From the Washington Post:
Doctors Worry About Kid’s Use of Antipsychotic Drugs
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Among all patients taking the new generation of antipsychotic medication, children are most likely to suffer severe weight gain and metabolic
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New anti-psychotic drugs may double heart risk Article
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Untreatable ..
Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 5:00pm
New anti-psychotic drugs may double heart risk
Study: Meds for schizophrenia, biopolar disorder up chance of cardiac death
NEW YORK - Newer anti-psychotic drugs are no safer than older ones for the risk of suddenly dying from a heart problem, says a study that finds they roughly double that hazard.
The older drugs had already been linked
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Robert Whitaker: ‘The Scientific Literature for Antipsychotic Drugs’
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Duane Sherry, M.S.
Posted
Mon 25 May 2009 10:13pm
Robert Whitaker, Author – Mad in America
You may have read that the newer antipsychotic drugs are much safer, and more effective than the older ones….
You may have been told that finding just the right “medication,” can help address a “chemical imbalance” – for conditions such as “schizophrenia”….
Before you take any of this information at face-value, [...]
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Obesity risk to children taking antipsychotic drugs
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GoToSee


Posted
Mon 02 Nov 2009 10:01pm
Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to children could be increasing the risk of obesity, according to research from the US
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