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Antipsychotics Still Widely Used in U.S. Nursing Homes
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by admin.
Many Americans in nursing homes still get powerful antipsychotic medications, despite recent attempts by the U.S. government to rein in the practice, two new studies show.
The practice can control problem behaviors, but can also threaten physical health. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration instituted a “black box” warning in 2005, one study found a [...]
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More Americans taking drugs for mental illness
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by admin.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Many more Americans have been using prescription drugs to treat mental illness since 1996, in part because of expanded insurance coverage and greater familiarity with the drugs among primary care doctors, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
They said 73 percent more adults and 50 percent more children are using drugs to treat mental [...]
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