פורום פסיכיאטריה מבוגרים

האם זה נכון שהם מקטנים את רקמת המוח? אם הם הורסים את המוח של קופים למה שלא יהרסו את המוח של בני אדם? זה בלתי הפיך?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipsychotic#Structural_effects

Recent studies on macaque monkeys have found that administration of haloperidol or olanzapine for about two years led to a significant overall shrinkage in brain tissue,^[86] in both gray and white matter across several brain areas, with lower glial cell counts,^[87] due to a decrease in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes,^[88] and increased neuronal density. It has been said that these studies require serious attention and that such effects were not clearly tested for by pharmaceutical companies prior to obtaining approval for placing the drugs on the market.^[89]

ידעתי על tardive dyskinesia אבל זה חדש לי.