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| Antipsychotics for people with dementia | | Author(s) | John O'Brien |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 337, no 7661, 12 July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 64-65 |
| Source | http://www.bmj.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Drugs ; Psychiatric treatment. |
| Annotation | The author reinforces findings from previous research, that antipsychotics for people with dementia should be reserved for severe and persistent symptoms after assessment of risk and benefit. To avoid the risk of stroke, non-pharmacological approaches to treatment should be used first. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080716209 A |
| Classmark | EA: LLD: LP * |
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