Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia becomes an emergency 1.4 million times a year, study shows
A busy, crowded, confusing emergency room is not an ideal place for a person living with dementia.
Jul 24, 2023
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News tagged with antipsychotic medication
Medications
New opioid use raises death risk 11-fold in those with dementia
Older adults who begin using opioid painkillers after a dementia diagnosis have a significantly greater risk of death—about 11-fold within the first two weeks, according to new research.
Jul 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One-hour training improves documentation to diagnose, treat tardive dyskinesia
An annual one-hour Abnormal Involuntary Movement Score (AIMS) training session improves documentation to recognize and treat tardive dyskinesia in the psychiatry outpatient clinic, according to a study recently published ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Medications
Study finds antipsychotic medication prescriptions for children sharply declined between 2008 and 2016
Antipsychotic prescription medication for children has declined significantly, according to a Rutgers study that found a 43 percent drop for Medicaid-enrolled children from 45 states.
Jul 5, 2023
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Health
Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes in first year of pandemic
While most aspects of care quality in long-term care homes did not differ in the first year of the pandemic from pre-pandemic levels, a new study shows that the use of antipsychotic drugs increased in all provinces.
Jun 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
What is frontotemporal degeneration?
Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Medications
Is my medicine making me feel hotter this summer? Five reasons why it might
If you're really feeling the heat this summer, it might be down to more than the temperature outside.
Feb 10, 2023
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Medical economics
Illinois fines health insurance company $500,000 for violations
Illinois has fined health insurance company Quartz $500,000 for failing to cover substance use disorder and mental health treatments at adequate levels.
Jan 13, 2023
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Medications
UK researchers reveal worrying rise in antipsychotic prescriptions for children and young people
The proportion of children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotics in English general practice doubled from 0.06% to 0.11% between 2000 and 2019, find researchers at The University of Manchester's Centre for Women's Mental ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Medications
Antipsychotic withdrawal—an unrecognized and misdiagnosed problem
It's not withdrawal, it's a relapse of your illness. This is what many people trying to stop their antipsychotic drugs are told when seeking support to get off the medication.
Jan 9, 2023
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