Half of First-Episode Patients Respond to Antipsychotics
No placebo controlled trials provide evidence of antipsychotics in first-episode psychosis.
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No placebo controlled trials provide evidence of antipsychotics in first-episode psychosis.
Patients who recover from a single episode of psychosis are often prescribed antipsychotics long-term, despite a lack of evidence
Researchers find that most psychiatric drugs cause severe withdrawal despite attempts to gradually decrease the dosage.
Misdiagnosis, overprescription, and frequent transitions to new doctors might be contributing factors, researchers report.
Dr. Yolande Lucire, a psychiatrist from Australia, recently published a paper about the iatrogenic effects of psychiatric drugs.