Dementia: the one contraindication to prescribing antipsychotics

Stated in an article by NPR.org Old And Overmedicated: The Real Drug Problem In Nursing Homes, “Almost 300,000 nursing home residents are currently receiving antipsychotic drugs, usually to suppress the anxiety or aggression that can go with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia.” They go on to say, “Antipsychotics, however, are approved mainly to treat serious…