Choosing the optimal drug therapy for an acute psychotic episode has become much more complex, particularly with the advent of the novel antipsychotics. Now, physicians must carefully consider the ...

A study of older adults showed that 6% had depression, with higher prevalences in certain groups, including women, those who were unmarried, and those with chronic medical conditions. (Journal of the ...

5-HT 1A receptors are one of the most promising targets for the development of novel antipsychotics.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Thursday approved a new kind of drug to treat schizophrenia, a breakthrough after 70 years of incremental innovation that appears to avoid side effects ...

and that compounds such as LY2033298 might represent a novel class of antipsychotic drugs.

(Lancet Psychiatry) Investigational LB-102 -- a potential first-in-class benzamide antipsychotic -- significantly improved schizophrenia symptoms after 4 weeks with all three doses tested in a ...

LB Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of ...