Study challenges concerns about risk of antipsychotic use during pregnancy

Use of a second‐generation antipsychotic during the first trimester of pregnancy did not significantly increase the risk of major malformations in infants, a study that analyzed results from 303 women has concluded. These findings challenge the common practice of discontinuing maintenance treatment for psychotic disorders during pregnancy, study authors stated. The study was published online Oct. 6, 2015, in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Source: The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update - December 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Women's Treatment Source Type: research