How antipsychotics cause side effects such as obesity and diabetes - PharmaLive.com (press release)

How antipsychotics cause side effects such as obesity and diabetes PharmaLive.com (press release) In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics—typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders—making them among the most prescribed drugs in the US Almost all of these ...

Bipolar Disorder, and Society's Response - New York Times

Bipolar Disorder, and Society's Response New York Times Two years ago, “Next to Normal,” a play about a mother with bipolar disorder, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Untreated, bipolar disorder can lead to wildly euphoric and manic behavior as well as depressive, suicidal phases.