Antidepressant and antipsychotic prescribing in primary care for people with dementia.

CONCLUSION: A substantial number of patients with dementia are being prescribed antidepressant or antipsychotic medications by their primary care practitioners without evidence of depression or psychosis in their electronic medical records.
PMID: 30429194 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien - November 1, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Drummond N, McCleary L, Freiheit E, Molnar F, Dalziel W, Cohen C, Turner D, Miyagishima R, Silvius J Tags: Can Fam Physician Source Type: research