A new guideline has been released this week to help inform the aged care sector about the appropriate use of psychotropic treatment. Research has shown that high rates of older people with dementia receive psychotropic medication when entering residential aged ...

A UK dementia expert has warned a Sydney audience of the impact of overprescribing antipsychotic medication for behaviour control in dementia patients. Hundreds of Australian dementia sufferers are dying unnecessarily each year because of the overuse of antipsychotic drugs, an ...