A Call for Caution on Antipsychotic Drugs

By |2022-07-15T14:16:15+10:00September 26th, 2012|Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Therapy and Therapists|

"A more recent and worrisome trend is the use of atypical antipsychotic drugs — many of which are acutely sedating and calming — to treat various forms of anxiety, like generalized anxiety disorder and even situational anxiety. A study last year found that 21.3 percent of visits to a psychiatrist for treatment of an anxiety ... [Read more now]