Risperidone is a second-generation antipsychotic that lacks acute motor side effects at low doses (<6 mg/day), but above this level is associated with parkinsonism and akathesia. The literature ...

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Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan Objectives: Risperidone is the first new generation antipsychotic drug to become available as a ...

Atypical antipsychotic agents, which block postsynaptic dopamine and serotonin receptors, have advantages over traditional antipsychotic medications in the treatment of adults with schizophrenia and ...

Adverse cutaneous reactions are rarely seen with antipsychotics. Exanthematous eruptions, skin pigmentation changes, photosensitivity, urticaria, and pruritus have been previously reported. We report ...

In a randomized, double-blind study, we evaluated patients with schizophrenia and a poor response to treatment with clozapine. The patients continued to take clozapine and were randomly assigned to ...

Dual diagnosis is a term used to describe people who have both a psychiatric disorder and an alcohol or drug use disorder. Up to 75% of people with a serious mental illness (SMI) are dual diagnosis.

Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by frequent disruptions during speech, silent blocks, and repetitions or prolongations of sounds and syllables (Maguire et al., 2020). The ...

Risperidone and paliperidone palmitate are two antipsychotic drugs well tolerated in the management of schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions. There have been few reports of tachycardia ...

People with psychosis may experience hearing voices (hallucinations) or abnormal thoughts (delusions), which can make the person frightened, distressed, and agitated. Experiencing such emotions can ...

Spatial working memory or short-term place memory is impaired in schizophrenia. The efficiency of antipsychotic drugs, particularly of typical antipsychotics, on cognitive deficit in schizophrenia ...

Long-standing behavioral abnormalities emerge after puberty in rats following neonatal hippocampal lesion, providing a developmental model of abnormal rat behavior that may have predictive validity in ...