January 5, 2012 — A new study shows that the antipsychotic drug risperidone is significantly ... information for clinicians about what is the best drug to try first." The study, funded by ...

Researchers have found surprising evidence that an antidepressant (citalopram) may perform as well as a commonly prescribed antipsychotic (risperidone) in the alleviation of severe agitation and ...

Data from our longer-term trial of an atypical antipsychotic augmentation of an SSRI in treatment-resistant depression indicate that risperidone augmentation is generally safe and well tolerated ...

The antipsychotic drug Risperdal may ease depression in patients who don't respond to antidepressants, a new study shows. The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, included about ...

Risperidone is commonly prescribed as an add-on treatment for veterans with the more severe forms of PTSD who do not respond to antidepressants. "There are many in the VA that are exposed to ...

September 14, 2007 — On the surface, a study comparing 2 psychoactive agents — 1 a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) (citalopram [ Celexa, Forest Pharmaceuticals]), the other a ...

No medication was best for everyone, and within the age/sex subgroups, the best antidepressant was on average over 20 times more effective than the worst. Alemi’s team showed that if clinicians ...

Toronto, ONT – Researchers have found surprising evidence that an antidepressant (citalopram) may perform as well as a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic (risperidone) in the alleviation of ...

Thus, the risk–benefit profile of long-term risperidone use in refractory depression may not be as favorable as depicted by Rapaport et al (2006a)—higher risk, lower benefit. The only ...