Antipsychotics for Depression May Come With Higher Death Risk

Researchers find antipsychotics often used even though safer antidepressants not prescribed long enough to work

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In a new study, adults with depression who added newer antipsychotic medications to their treatment had an increased mortality risk compared to a control group that added a second antidepressant.

Physicians managing adults with depression should be aware of this potential for increased mortality, the study finds.