Use of anti-psychotic drugs by people with dementia 'under reported'
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 15:00
in Psychology & Sociology
The scale of the challenge to reduce the use of anti-psychotic drugs by people with dementia may be under-estimated. There is a key public health challenge to reduce the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia as they are thought to be associated with up to 1,800 deaths a year.