interesting article re: risperdal etc.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/health/04aggression.html

Drugs Offer No Benefit in Curbing Aggression, Study Finds

By BENEDICT CAREY

Published: January 4, 2008

The drugs most widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually

disabled people

are no more effective than placebos for most patients and may be less so,

researchers report.

The finding, being published Friday, sharply challenges standard medical

practice in mental

health clinics and nursing homes in the United States and around the world.

.....more at site.