The dementia antipsychotic withdrawal trial (DART-AD): long-term follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Data from 12-week placebo-controlled trials have led to mounting concerns about increased mortality in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who are prescribed antipsychotics; however, there are no mortality data from long-term placebo-controlled trials. We aimed to assess whether...

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Main Authors: Ballard, C, Hanney, M, Theodoulou, M, Douglas, S, Mcshane, R, Kossakowski, K, Gill, R, Juszczak, E, Yu, L, Jacoby, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009