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Treatments for Alzheimer\'s Psychiatric Symptoms

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ACNP White Paper: Update on Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Elderly Persons with Dementia 2008

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In elderly persons, antipsychotic drugs are clinically prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications (schizophrenia and bipola READ MORE
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Adverse Effects of Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers

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Although psychotropic medications have revolutionized the treatment of many psychiatric disorders, the benefits sometimes come at a price. Unwanted adverse effects may limit the use of these agents an READ MORE
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10...

Antipsychotic Drug Use and Mortality in Older Adults with Dementia

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Background: Antipsychotic drugs are widely used to manage be- havioral and psychological symptoms in dementia despite concerns about their safety. Objective: To examine the association between trea READ MORE
http://assets0.pubget.com/pdf/17548409.pdf

Antipsychotic Medications - Black Box Warning

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Antipsychotic Medications - Black Box Warning Increased Chance of Death for Some Elderly Patients Do you have an elderly family member of friend suffering from Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, or a READ MORE
http://bipolar.about.com/od/antipsychotics/a/1blac...

Antipsychotics for the Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

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Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), i.e. verbal and physical aggression, agitation, psychotic symptoms (hallucinations and delusions), sleep disturbances, oppositional behavior, READ MORE
Antipsychotics for the Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dem...

Atypical antipsychotics to treat the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia

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Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in older adults with dementia and can be associated with a rapid decline in cognitive and functional status. This article reviews the current literature supporting READ MORE
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcg...

Beyond the Black Box: What is The Role for Antipsychotics in Dementia?

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There is a small but well-established increase in the risk of death and stroke when using atypical antipsychotics in older adults with dementia. Clinicians and patients/caregivers are left with a seem READ MORE
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcg...

Extrapyramidal Side Effects in the Psychiatric Emergency Service

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The benefits that neuroleptic medications provide in treating psychotic symptomatology in schizophrenia are well established (1). In addition, neuroleptic medications are often used to treat acute, ps READ MORE
http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/cont...

Management of psychosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease: focus on aripiprazole

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Psychosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by delusions or hallucinations and may be associated with agitation, negative symptoms or depression. There are no psychotropic medications that READ MORE
Management of psychosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease: focus on arip...

Medications for the treatment of behavioral problems associated with dementia

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It is my hope that the following discussion on medications will make the care of the patient with dementia more understandable and improve their functional ability. The major types of dementia are tho READ MORE
http://64.26.26.159/abtalz/medsdrsteinke.asp

Medicines for behavioral problems

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When Alzheimer's disrupts memory, language, thinking and reasoning, these effects are referred to as "cognitive symptoms" of the disease. The term "behavioral and psychiatric symptoms" describes a lar READ MORE
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_behavioral_s...

Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. A review of the evidence

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Context: Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia are common and associated with poor outcomes for patients and caregivers. Although nonpharmacological interventions should be the first line of treatmen READ MORE
Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. A review of ...

Psychiatric symptoms of dementia: Treatable, but no silver bullet.

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Behavioral problems are common in dementia and may reduce the quality of life of the patient and disrupt the home life of family members. Families want a pill that can cure the myriad phenotypes of a READ MORE
http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/3/167.long

Safety and efficacy of antipsychotic drugs for the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

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Background: Antipsychotic drugs are commonly used in the treatment of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).
 Materials and Methods: We present a qualitative review of the da READ MORE
Safety and efficacy of antipsychotic drugs for the behavioral and psychological ...
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