Journal article
Intermittent antipsychotic medication and mortality in institutionalized older adults: A scoping review
Abstract
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Antipsychotic use appears to increase mortality risk among older adults with dementia. Whether this risk is similar for regular or intermittent use is unknown. This scoping review aims to explore the temporal association between antipsychotic use and mortality risk for older institutionalized adults.
METHOD: We conducted a scoping review using Medline (PubMed), EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane libraries between October …
Authors
Randle JM; Heckman G; Oremus M; Ho J
Journal
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 34, No. 7, pp. 906–920
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
7 2019
DOI
10.1002/gps.5106
ISSN
0885-6230