According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), more than one in five adults (about 20%) in the United States has a mental health condition. Treatments for mental health conditions are ...

The widespread use of psychotropic drugs to treat people experiencing mental illness does not always correspond to their effectiveness or real need. Driving this is a complex web of factors including ...

Psychoactive drugs are substances that affect the brain. The types range from heroin to caffeine. These substances can affect awareness, thoughts, mood, and behavior. Depending on the situation, the ...

A new study that explores deficiency-of-care citations in nursing homes offers a wealth of lessons on reducing overreliance on psychotropics in residents with dementia, according to researchers from ...

Following the culmination of promising clinical data for the benefits of psychoactive substances like psilocybin and MDMA, the University of Wisconsin launched a new research center to better ...

Patients with autoimmune Addison disease (AAD) showed increased use of hypnotics/sedatives, anxiolytics, and antidepressants in the year before diagnosis, suggesting potential misdiagnosis of early ...

A federal judge called Texas' use of psychotropic drugs on foster children appalling and in violation of the state's own standards. Speaking at a Wednesday hearing in the 12-year old federal foster ...

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