Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1904376 | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Antipsychotic drugs are widely used in people with dementia to treat neuropsychiatic symptoms such as aggression, agitation and psychosis. Using antipsychotic agents in older patients is difficult, because it depends on co-morbid conditions, side effects, dosing strategies, duration of treatments and combinations of various medications. This paper discusses the use of atypical antipsychotics in a 1-year-observation on a group of patients followed by an expert dementia center.
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