Antipsychotic use may increase the risk for diabetes in some children, new Medicaid data show
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 17:50
in Health & Medicine
In the largest study to date documenting the significant risks to children's health associated with prescription antipsychotics, results suggest that initiating antipsychotics may elevate a child's risk not only for significant weight gain, but also for Type II diabetes by nearly 50 percent.