Antipsychotics: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Join us for this fireside chat developed with Caregivers for Caregivers to help unpack information about antipsychotic medications, the most common class of medications prescribed to adults with developmental disabilities. You’ll learn from a psychiatry expert around antipsychotic medications and metabolic side effects, and a psychologist whose research focuses on mental health, medication use, and family experiences.

In this fireside chat we are going to talk about:

Why antipsychotics are commonly prescribed to people with developmental disabilities and how they can be helpful
Common side effects and strategies to monitor and address them
Metabolic side effects and ways to prevent and treat them