RISPERDAL

Risperdal is an anti-psychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and symptoms of autism. My son Sam, who has Asperger's Syndrome, was on Risperdal for a year to help calm him and even out his moods.

Risperdal is indicated for bipolar and schizophrenia patients, not the elderly with dementia. Yet it has been prescribed to thousands and thousands of patients unethically.

When starting your Autistic Child on Risperdal you might want to think twice before you take the option of M-Tabs. Find out why M-Tabs might be the worst choice for your autistic child.

Risperdal, an antipsychotic often used to psychiatric disorders in children can cause abnormal breast development and even milk production in boys and girls as young as age 4.

Risperdal has just recently in October 2006 been FDA approved for the treatment of irritability in Autism.

This is an overview of the FDA's recent approval of the use of Risperdal in the treatment of Autism.

I have been taking medicine for schizophrenia for about six years. In this article I am giving a review of four medicines.

While antipsychotics have typically been utilized to treat this cognitive dysfunction, a new study indicates that antidepressants may be as effective as antipsychotics in treating dementia.

Writings from a mother who is living day to day with her child's mental health disorder.

Antidepressant, antipsychotic, anticonvulsant, anti-anxiety, and other drugs used for treating more than just psychiatric problems. Some of the medical conditions treated with psychiatric medicines as off-label uses may surprise you.

Most commonly prescribed antipsychotic meds for children, and the symptoms that they treat.

Offering an overview of the impact medication side effects may have on the development of delirium

Outbursts associated with feelings of agitation are quite common among Alzheimer's patients

This is an overview of the most common symptoms associated with paranoia and how to resolve it, especially after a traumatic event.

Many bipolar patients are frustrated by the endless cycle of medication trials and failure, dosage adjustments, and doctor visits. Some may wish to try homeopathic methods of helping to control this debilitating condition.

When my oldest child was born 17 years ago, it was obvious to me immediately that something was different about him. I had no idea at the time how all the dreams I had for him before his birth would change.

bipolar and autism

Who does a teenager go to for help to explain why he or she is having trouble sleeping, lack of concentration, thoughts of suicide, loss of energy, and changes in eating habits?

Ms. Hughes wrote a scathing, non-factual opinion piece on obesity as the root of all evil. I submit a different viewpoint, based on facts, and provide information for how this has become a problem and what should be done to solve this epidemic.

For many parents, the struggle with raising an ADHD child is significant. In many of these children, the co-morbidity of Oppositional Defiant Disorder is quite common, only compounding the degree to which these children require care.

Conventional older anti-psychotic drugs and anti-psychotic atypical drugs, if used over time, can cause mild to severe long term side effects which manifest in a variety of different debilitating disorders. Some major ones illustrated below.

Schizophrenia has different origins, characterized by disturbances of the mind and personality, and altered behavior toward others.

The world has gone through many ages - the Stone Age, a Bronze Age, a Golden Age, the Dark Ages, the Space Age - and now we seem to be living in an altogether different kind age which I have dubbed the Medicated Age.

Government studies Suggest that approximately 4 million school-age children have ADHD