The following is a list of the major categories of psychotropic drugs. Based on 2009 data, below is a list of the ten most prescribed psychotropic drugs in the United States. The number following ...

Several different types of medications are used to treat mental health conditions. The following is a list of the major categories of psychotropic medications: Antipsychotics: These medications ...

Some psychotropic medications are known for appetite and weight loss, such as stimulants. Others are more associated with ...

A psychotropic describes any drug that affects behavior, mood, thoughts, or perception. This can include medications for anxiety and depression as well as antipsychotics, among others ...

Among adolescents and young adults, mental health-related visits increased from 2006 to 2019, and the proportion with prescription of at least one psychotropic medication also increased ...

Written with the authority of evidence and the guidance of clinical wisdom the formulary covers the psychotropic medications used in daily care including dosing recommendations and drug interactions.

A new study of over 10 million anonymized commercially insured patients looked at whether the use of anxiolytic (i.e., benzodiazepines), antidepressant, and antipsychotic medications is changed by ...

Alpha-blockers ... Based on the drug list used in the current risk-assessment tool in combination with the other risk variables, many psychiatric inpatients, especially geriatric patients ...

The results about stimulants are aligned with previous findings about this type of substance, which helps explain why they ...

In general, the less protein-bound, the more lipid-soluble, and the more weakly basic a drug is, the more likely it is to diffuse into breast milk. When a psychotropic medication is administered ...