Objective To investigate short-and long-term mortality risk associated with the use of
antipsychotics in dementia outpatients, assessing the risk over specific time frames and …

Objective: The use of antipsychotics to treat the behavioral symptoms of dementia is
associated with greater mortality. The authors examined the mortality risk of individual …

OBJECTIVES: To estimate mortality risk associated with individual commonly prescribed
antipsychotics. DESIGN: Five‐year retrospective study. SETTING: Veterans national …

Purpose Since the beginning of the 21st century, serious adverse events and an increased
risk of mortality have been documented in patients with dementia treated with antipsychotics …

Background: Antipsychotics are often used to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia,
but the evidence for effect is limited. Antipsychotics have been associated with increased …

Background Antipsychotics are prescribed to treat various symptoms in older adults,
however, their safety in this context has not been fully evaluated. The objective was to …

Importance Antipsychotic medications are associated with increased mortality in older adults
with dementia, yet their absolute effect on risk relative to no treatment or an alternative …

Background We investigated the mortality risk associated with the initiation of antipsychotic
treatment among patients with dementia and whether comorbidities related to the …

Background/Aims: To evaluate whether dementia patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs
have a higher mortality compared to unexposed patients, and to investigate whether there …

Objective The risk of dementia associated with the use of psychotropic drugs is not fully
understood. A nested case‐control study was carried out to assess the risk of dementia …