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      Why and how antipsychotic drugs are used in 40 Sydney nursing homes.

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      International journal of geriatric psychiatry
      Wiley-Blackwell

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          Abstract

          For decades there has been a high use of antipsychotic medication in nursing homes, though recently the use of typical antipsychotics has reduced while use of atypical antipsychotic medication has increased. The Australian government subsidises use of the latter in management of schizophrenia, and since April 2005 has subsidised use of risperidone (but still not the other atypicals) in cases of dementia with behavioural disturbance. This study was designed to examine the pattern of, and reasons for, antipsychotic use in a range of Sydney nursing homes.

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          Journal
          Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
          International journal of geriatric psychiatry
          Wiley-Blackwell
          0885-6230
          0885-6230
          Dec 2005
          : 20
          : 12
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. jsnowdon@mail.usyd.edu.au
          Article
          10.1002/gps.1407
          16315158
          1e57c4c7-669c-47da-a9a9-c8f52e6b0d4e
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