PMID- 20679257
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20101217
LR  - 20180724
IS  - 1472-1465 (Electronic)
IS  - 0007-1250 (Linking)
VI  - 197
IP  - 2
DP  - 2010 Aug
TI  - Ethical dilemmas: should antipsychotics ever be prescribed for people with 
      dementia?
PG  - 88-90
LID - 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076307 [doi]
AB  - The use of antipsychotics for the treatment of behavioural and psychological 
      symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is controversial. Antipsychotics cause harm and 
      evidence-based guidelines advise against their use. We argue that antipsychotics 
      may be justified using a palliative model: by reducing severe distress in those 
      whose life expectancy is short.
FAU - Treloar, Adrian
AU  - Treloar A
FAU - Crugel, Monica
AU  - Crugel M
FAU - Prasanna, Aparna
AU  - Prasanna A
FAU - Solomons, Luke
AU  - Solomons L
FAU - Fox, Chris
AU  - Fox C
FAU - Paton, Carol
AU  - Paton C
FAU - Katona, Cornelius
AU  - Katona C
LA  - eng
PT  - Editorial
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Psychiatry
JT  - The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
JID - 0342367
RN  - 0 (Antipsychotic Agents)
SB  - IM
CIN - Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Dec;197(6):501-2; author reply 502. PMID: 21119160
CIN - Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Dec;197(6):501; author reply 502. PMID: 21119161
MH  - Antipsychotic Agents/adverse effects/*therapeutic use
MH  - Dementia/*drug therapy/psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Palliative Care/*ethics
EDAT- 2010/08/04 06:00
MHDA- 2010/12/18 06:00
CRDT- 2010/08/04 06:00
PHST- 2010/08/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/08/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/12/18 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0007125000252768 [pii]
AID - 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076307 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Aug;197(2):88-90. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076307.