Atypical Antipsychotics to Treat Depression?

http://iviti.co.uk/?vera=trading-binario-piattaforme&0f2=92 trading binario piattaforme According to a study led by St. Paul’s Metropolitan State University Department of Psychology’s Associate Professor Glen Spielmans, Ph.D., adding an atypical antipsychotic to the medication regiment for patients with depression may produce a small improvement in symptoms; however, this small improvement is not worth the adverse effects that come with them.[1]

Antipsychotics: Benefit Small

siti trading binario Spielmans and colleagues analyzed 14 randomized controlled trials in which antipsychotics were used to treat depression compared with a placebo.¹ All of the trials showed that the antipsychotics had very small effects on depression remission, and in fact, did not provide a benefit regarding daily functioning and quality of life.¹

Adverse Effects Associated with Antipsychotics

metodo hammer opzioni binarie The antipsychotic trials came with their fair share of adverse effects, commonly including weight gain, akathisia, sedation, and abnormal metabolic laboratory panels.¹ According to Spielmans, the long-term effects of these medicines are unknown and, therefore, should not be used to treat depression.¹ Clinicians should be extremely careful when prescribing these medicines in persons with depression.¹