The risk of dementia in patients using psychotropic drugs: antidepressants, mood stabilizers or antipsychotics

M Tournier, E Pambrun… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Time trends in antipsychotic drug use in patients with dementia: a nationwide study

A Nørgaard, C Jensen-Dahm, C Gasse… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Antipsychotics are often used to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia,
but the evidence for effect is limited. Antipsychotics have been associated with increased …

Short-and long-term mortality risk associated with the use of antipsychotics among 26,940 dementia outpatients: a population-based study

EM Langballe, B Engdahl, H Nordeng, C Ballard… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of psychotropic drug use among persons with and without Alzheimer׳ s disease in Finnish nationwide cohort

H Taipale, M Koponen, A Tanskanen… - European …, 2014 - Elsevier
Psychotropic drugs are used for treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of
dementia (BPSD) although they are associated with serious adverse drug events. Objective …

Prescribing of antipsychotic drugs in patients with dementia: a comparison with age‐matched and sex‐matched non‐demented controls

J Schulze, G Glaeske… - … and drug safety, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Antipsychotic use in dementia: the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptom profiles and adverse outcomes

C Mueller, C John, G Perera, D Aarsland… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Antipsychotic treatments are associated with safety concerns in people with dementia. The
authors aimed to investigate whether risk of adverse outcomes related to antipsychotic …

[HTML][HTML] Association between prescription of conventional or atypical antipsychotic drugs and mortality in older persons with Alzheimer's disease

M Musicco, K Palmer, A Russo, C Caltagirone… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2011 - karger.com
Background/Aims: To evaluate whether dementia patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs
have a higher mortality compared to unexposed patients, and to investigate whether there …

Concomitant use of anti‐dementia drugs with psychotropic drugs in Norway—a population‐based study

EM Langballe, B Engdahl, G Selbæk… - … and Drug Safety, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Concomitant use of anti‐dementia drugs with psychotropic drugs is potentially
problematic in patients with dementia. The aim of this study was to investigate how …

Incidence of antipsychotic use in relation to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease among community-dwelling persons

M Koponen, AM Tolppanen, H Taipale… - The British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
BackgroundBehavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia are frequently treated
with antipsychotics. AimsTo determine the incidence of antipsychotic use in relation to …

Exposure to psychotropics in the French older population living with dementia: a nationwide population‐based study

A Breining, D Bonnet‐Zamponi, L Zerah… - … journal of geriatric …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Little is known about the level of psychotropic chronic exposure in all patients
living with dementia. The aim of the study was to quantify chronic psychotropic exposure in …