Tailoring a complex intervention to reduce antidepressants in institutionalized older persons with dementia

Tailoring a complex intervention to reduce antidepressants in institutionalized older persons with dementia

Abstract Introduction First-line treatment for behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia is non-pharmacological. Still, psychotropic medication is widely used, despite its limited effect and harmful side-effects. More than half of all nursing home residents with dementia receive antidepressant...

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Main Authors: Pernille Hølmkjær, Charlotte Vermehren, Anne Holm, Maarten Pieter Rozing, Kirsten Høj, Gritt Overbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Complex Intervention
Deprescriptions
Clinical Practice Change
Dementia
Nursing Homes
General Practitioners
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08961-9

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