Dementia and use of psychotropic medication in non-`Elderly Mentally Infirm' nursing homes in South East England - Abstract

Age and Ageing, Jan, 2002 by Alastair J.D. Macdonald, G. Iain Carpenter, Owen Box, Alice Roberts, Sunita Sahu

Background: there is concern about inappropriate use of psychotropic medication in nursing homes in the UK. Older people with advanced dementia, who might need such medication, are supposed to be admitted to specialist `Elderly Mentally Infirm' homes.

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