Antipsychotic

"Antipsychotic" drugs such as Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel and Geodon are used literally to chemically lobotomize millions of adults and children because the resulting apathy and indifference are seen as an improvement over their previously distressed and distressing state of mind or behavior.

Dr. Peter Breggin: Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry: Drugs, Electroshock and the Psychopharmaceutical Complex 2008

Antipsychotic Abilify generated sales of $706 million, up 12%.

Bristol-Myers Net Falls, but Plavix Sales Are Up Peter Loftus 2011

Antipsychotic drugs don't make delusional, dangerous people safe, even when patients take them consistently, without moment-by-moment supervision outside a hospital, which almost never happens.

The Tucson Shootings and Care of the Very Mentally Ill 2011

The keynote speaker wrote, "Antipsychotic drugs do not fix any known brain abnormality nor do they put brain chemistry back into balance."

DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010

Pharmacology Popping Antipsychotics Antipsychotic drugs are being overprescribed in the U.S, a study suggests, and the trend could be costing billions annually.

Week in Ideas Christopher Shea 2011

Antipsychotic medications, meanwhile, showed some benefit in treating what are known as "challenging behaviors," such as aggression and disruptive or repetitive behaviors, but not the core symptoms of autism such as lack of social interaction.

Autism Treatments Scrutinized in Study Shirley S. Wang 2011

The keynote speaker wrote, "Antipsychotic drugs do not fix any known brain abnormality nor do they put brain chemistry back into balance."

DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010

The researchers analysed data from a nonrandomized Second-Generation Antipsychotic Treatment Indications, Effectiveness and Tolerability in Youth (SATIETY) cohort study, conducted between December 2001 and September 2007.

Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Antipsychotic Medications and Weight Gain in Children and Adolescents 2009

The keynote speaker wrote, "Antipsychotic drugs do not fix any known brain abnormality nor do they put brain chemistry back into balance."

DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010

Antipsychotic medicines were the top-selling class of drugs in the U.S. last year, with sales of $14.6 billion.

Sales Rose 5.1% In 2009 Jonathan D. Rockoff 2010