Antipsychotic drugs see drop in violent crime
Research
8 May 2014
People taking drugs for psychiatric problems like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are less likely to commit a violent crime compared to when they are not on the drugs, a new study has found.
Those taking antipsychotic medication to treat psychiatric illness are 45% less likely to commit a violent crime compared to when they are not using the drugs, researchers from Oxford University and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found.