Harms are “largely overlooked by psychiatry despite widespread usage,” according to the researchers.

Tapering antipsychotics slowly and with supported decision-making may improve care for patients with psychosis.

A new study shows how different patients respond to tapering antipsychotic medication under expert guidance, highlighting personal empowerment and the complexities of withdrawal.

Despite guidance that the drugs should only be used short-term, about a third of patients indicated long-term benzo use.

Recent research reveals how antipsychotic medications can significantly impact users' identity and self-image, challenging existing clinical approaches.

About half of the large antidepressant trials are biased enough to be considered “seeding trials,” according to the researchers.

A comprehensive review indicates that children exposed to antipsychotics in the womb face an increased risk of ADHD and developmental delays.

Research undermines the prolonged use of antipsychotics in schizophrenia treatment, suggesting improved social functioning and quality of life with discontinuation.

In this new study, exposure to maternal anxiety in utero also harmed child development.

New research finds insomnia, anxiety, and depression are common symptoms of antipsychotic withdrawal, highlighting difficulties of discontinuation.

New research finds the negative drug effects most commonly associated with initiating antidepressant discontinuation are anxiety, suicidal thoughts, vomiting, and rashes.

Research sheds light on the impact of antidepressants on sexual dysfunction, emphasizing the need for patient-physician communication.

While the study can’t confirm causality, it does contradict the notion that antidepressants reduce suicide at the population level.

A new review finds a lack of available guidance on how to effectively monitor adverse effects of antipsychotic drug clozapine.

New study reveals: 2 in 3 people need more than the current antidepressant benefits to consider them worthwhile.

New research finds that the non-physical aspects of withdrawal from SSRIs are often overlooked.

A new study in Frontiers of Pharmacology finds that antidepressant use during pregnancy is linked to reduced motor skills in children at 2 years...

In adolescent depression treatment, those who received a placebo but thought they received Prozac improved more than those who received the drug and knew it.

Those who did not get antipsychotics in the first month were almost twice as likely to be in recovery after five years.

Experts advocate limiting antidepressant use to only the most severe cases of depression, emphasizing the need for social and psychological interventions.