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The Use of Antipsychotic Medication In Long Term Care
The Use of Antipsychotic Medication In long Term Care . Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD, and Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, MPH. This brief review frames the historical routine monitoring for side effects; consid- In Massachusetts, the Department of context surrounding Antipsychotic medi- eration of concurrent behavioral treatment; Public Health has convened an Antipsy- cation for patients in nursing homes and and, at least one attempt every six months chotic Task Force to raise awareness about other long -term care settings. The infor- to reduce the dose of Antipsychotic (or docu- Antipsychotic use, including possible educa- mation is meant to describe, concisely, the mentation of a rationale for no dose reduc- tion campaigns and direct interaction with evidence for and against the use of antip- tion).3 nursing home clinicians and administrators. sychotic treatment. Every patient's expe- Soon after OBRA, serial introduction long -term care facilities are likely to welcome rience is distinctive, and each treatment- of second generation antipsychotics started.
372 MEDICINE & HEALTH/RHODE ISLAND The Use of Antipsychotic Medication In Long Term Care Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD, and Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, MPH This brief review frames the historical
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