Topic: Bipolar Disorder Medication
Abilify is an antipsychotic drug used for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults and adolescents 13 to 17 years old. It's as well used to treat manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder in adults and children and adolescents 10 to 17 years old. Abilify might also be used with antidepressants to treat major depressive disorder in adults ...
Tics are repetitive, unexpected, nonrhythmic, involuntary movements (motor tics) stereotyped and utterances (phonic tics) that affect separate muscle groups. Tics are often bigger with excitement or anxiousness and best during calm, focused actions. Tics are categorized as either easy or difficult. Easy motor tics are unexpected, brief, repetitive movements that involve a specified list of muscle groups. Transient tic disorder ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday. The research suggests that while it is still rare to prescribe powerful psychiatric drugs to 2-year-olds, the practice is becoming more frequent. The data, compiled from ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While there are no drugs that specifically treat borderline personality disorder, some medications can improve certain symptoms of the psychiatric condition, a new research review finds. Borderline personality disorder, or BPD, is a serious mental illness marked by intense mood swings and difficulty with emotional control, impulsive behavior, problems maintaining personal relationships, and high rates of ...
