Why are medications for Parkinson's disease sometimes given to psychiatric patients?

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Why are medications for Parkinson's disease sometimes given to psychiatric patients?

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Why are medications for Parkinson's disease sometimes given to psychiatric patients?

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Puddles Junior Member Offline Posts: 12 Join Date: Jan 2009	Why are medications for Parkinson's disease sometimes given to psychiatric patients? - 01-02-2009, 02:40 PM What are the psychiatric uses of Amantadine, Benztropine, and Trihexyphenidyl?

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W W D Junior Member Offline Posts: 15 Join Date: Dec 2008	01-08-2009, 01:19 PM Often Parkinsonian side-effects are a significant problem with anti-psychotic medications. It's not generally a problem with drugs used to treat mood disorders.

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Tublet Want to Cuddle ® Junior Member Offline Posts: 15 Join Date: Jan 2009	01-21-2009, 02:32 PM Tardive dyskinesia caused by long term use of anti-psychotics

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