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Boosting Medication Adherence with Psychotropic Drugs Nonadherence to psychotropic medications poses one of the greatest challenges in the treatment of patients with psychiatric illness. Nonadherence ...

The choice is between psychosocial interventions and drug therapy. Most children with psychiatric disorders do not receive appropriate evaluation and treatment. A practice parameter offers guidance.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jackie Juarez remembers taking pills – lots of pills. “They would make me sleepy, and I would throw up every night,” Juarez told the courtroom, recounting memories from her seven years ...

Schizophrenia medication falls under two main categories: older, first-generation, or "typical" antipsychotics and newer drugs for schizophrenia known as second-generation or "atypical" antipsychotics ...

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Huntington's disease symptom control relies on medications for involuntary movements, mood, and psychiatric symptoms, but there is no treatment to reverse or cure the disease.