It has been reported that some atypical antipsychotics promote neurogenesis in the hippocampus and possibly in the frontal cortex. Atypical antipsychotics are a heterogeneous group of drugs. Hence the question arises as to whether neurogenesis is a class effect which relates to them all.
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September 2012
Recently, the pharmacological division between typical and atypical antipsychotics has been called into question. New evidence, however, continues to emerge showing differences between these two classes of drugs. Hence typical and atypical antipsychotics are clearly different classes of drugs, as evidenced by their actions, mechanisms, effects and side effects.
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