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 ...

Findings showed no significant difference in the risk of contraceptive failure between COC + PD users and COC-only users. The risk of contraceptive failure appears to be low in patients taking ...

Approximately 6% of US teens report psychotropic medication use. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), investigators led by Bruce Jonas, PhD, from the Centers ...

UK-wide investigation found half of under 18s seeking addiction support had abused new psychoactive substances like spice ...

Off-label prescription of psychiatric drugs in the United States began to take off in the 1990s. Children and adolescents are ...

CHICAGO -- The number of U.S. children and adolescents on Ritalin, antidepressants or other psychiatric drugs surged between 1987 and 1996, a trend some experts say is continuing. The study did not ...

Taoufik Sayerh announced that Moroccan security services have confiscated more than four million psychotropic tablets.