Atypical Antipsychotics

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Make New Meds, But keep the Old

When children are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, doctors very commonly prescribe a newer atypical antipsychotic medication instead of an older, typical antipsychotic medication.  Part of the reason for this is that there is an assumption that these newer drugs are more effective, safer and cause less serious side effects than the older ones.  The older, typical antipsychotic medications have been shown to cause more movement disorders than the newer ones.  Some of these movement...

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