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Alternatives to antipsychotic medication
— psychological approaches in managing psychological and behavioural distress in people with dementia | | Author(s) | Brian Brechin, Gemma Murphy, Ian Andrew James, Jason Codner |
| Corporate Author | Faculty for the Psychology of Older People (FPOP), British Psychological Society |
| Publisher | British Psychological Society, Leicester, March 2013 |
| Pages | 38 pp (Briefing paper) |
| Source | The British Psychological Society, St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DR. Website: www.bps.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Stress ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Psychiatric treatment ; Drugs ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | The Department of Health (dh) has stated that the use of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia needs to be reduced to limit the risk of harm in this group of people. The question is whether there are any alternatives, and whether these can be effective in reducing reliance on antipsychotic medication. As a partner organisation within the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), the British Psychological Society committed to reviewing the evidence for evidence-based non-pharmacological alternatives to antipsychotic medication. The Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP, formerly PSIGE) has brought together an expert reference group to review the relevant literature. This work demonstrates that there are evidence-based alternatives to antipsychotic medication for people with dementia. This document presents a stepped care model of assessment and intervention that will assist commissioners and providers of care when considering how to care for people with dementia, particularly when their well-being is compromised and/or there are difficulties in managing aspects of a person's behaviour. The document is intended for use across the UK as a whole, although there are areas in which different policy and guidance are relevant for different nations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130906007 B |
| Classmark | EA: QNH: DA:4C: LP: LLD: 583 |
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