Antipsychotics In Older Adults With Dementia Associated With Serious Adverse Events And Death

Short term courses of antipsychotic medications, when given to olderadults with dimentia, are associated with a greater risk ofhospitalization and death, according to a report released on May 26,2008 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one ofthe JAMA/Archives journals. Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat various psychotic disorders –some conventional examples include haloperidol or loxaprine.

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Filed under: Mental Health on June 1st, 2008