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- Title
Why and how antipsychotic drugs are used in 40 Sydney nursing homes.
- Authors
Snowdon, John; Day, Susan; Baker, Wesley
- Abstract
For decades there has been a high use of antipsychotic medication in nursing homes, though recently the use of typical antipsychotics has reduced while use of atypical antipsychotic medication has increased. The Australian government subsidises use of the latter in management of schizophrenia, and since April 2005 has subsidised use of risperidone (but still not the other atypicals) in cases of dementia with behavioural disturbance. This study was designed to examine the pattern of, and reasons for, antipsychotic use in a range of Sydney nursing homes.
- Publication
International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 12, p1146
- ISSN
0885-6230
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/gps.1407