Patients with autoimmune Addison disease (AAD) showed increased use of hypnotics/sedatives, anxiolytics, and antidepressants in the year before diagnosis, suggesting potential misdiagnosis of early ...

"Because of the process of foster care — multiple foster home placements, inconsistency with medical follow up, and difficulty in obtaining child psychiatrists — these kids will be at higher risk for ...

The Trump administration's plans to study the "threat” posed by psychiatric medications in children have medical societies and mental health professionals concerned that the administration may be ...

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 ...

The widespread use of psychotropic drugs to treat people experiencing mental illness does not always correspond to their effectiveness or real need. Driving this is a complex web of factors including ...

Early onset active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with significantly higher rates of psychiatric disorders and increased use of psychotropic medications. Patients with IBD exhibit a ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has pushed back implementation of new surveyor guidance until March, giving regulators more time to fine-tune how they determine compliance with staffing, ...