We need to do better: most people with dementia living in aged care facilities use antipsychotics for too long, for off-label indications and without documented consent
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DOI: 10.1017/s104161022000006x
Abstract: Despite limited evidence for efficacy and clear evidence for harm, use of antipsychotics to manage behaviors and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is common. Australian estimates suggest that in the community setting the prevalence of… read more here.
Keywords: evidence; aged care; dementia; use antipsychotics ... See more keywords
Psychopharmacological treatment of schizophrenia during pregnancy and lactation
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DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000329
Abstract: Purpose of review It is necessary, in every-day clinical life when treating pregnant women with mental diseases, to reach quick decisions derived from recent comprehensive information. The knowledge of the use of antipsychotics in pregnancy… read more here.
Keywords: pregnancy; treatment schizophrenia; antipsychotics pregnancy; use antipsychotics ... See more keywords