Short-term use of antipsychotics in older adults with dementia linked to serious adverse events

Older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to be hospitalized or die than those who do not take the drugs, according to a report in the May 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news131114288.html">Short-term use of antipsychotics in older adults with dementia linked to serious adverse events</a></p> <p>Older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to be hospitalized or die than those who do not take the drugs, according to a report in the May 26 issue of <i>Archives of Internal Medicine</i>, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.</p>