When lithium or valproate aren't enough, ‘add-on’ treatments like atypical antipsychotics can help. Discover 7 options to discuss with your doctor.

An independent report into North Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has found a risk for potential harm in 209 cases.

However, the opioid pathway, a heavily studied physiologic pathway inextricably intertwined with behaviour and reward, rarely receives attention within psychiatric practice. Although the opioid system ...

Some children were prescribed as many as seven different drugs, while non-medical treatments were almost entirely absent at a child and adolescent health service.

RESEARCHERS say a plant long used in traditional medicine across Africa and other parts of the world may offer new hope for people living with epilepsy.In a new study published in Frontiers in ...

Chemotherapy is one of the most common weapons in the cancer-treatment arsenal, but its side effects are well known. Hair ...

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's experimental weight-loss pill, orforglipron, caused more side effects and treatment ...

A massive review of 23 randomized trials found that statins do not cause the vast majority of side effects listed on their ...

People often focus on the bad side effects of vaccines, but they can have some great side effects too, says columnist Michael Le Page. They don’t just protect us from contagious diseases but can also ...

A new Alzheimer's treatment side effect that results in brain swelling may have an upside, according to a new study from Houston Methodist Research Institute. The research finds that beta amyloid—a ...

Have you noticed the side effects listed for one of those new drugs being advertised on TV? It may seem as if one of those marvelous medicines might be a good solution for your problem, but the long ...

The long list of side effects associated with statins is vastly overstated, according to the most rigorous assessment of the evidence to date. This is prompting calls for the drugs’ packaging to be ...