Antipsychotic prescription and mortality in hospitalized older persons
Psychogeriatrics2017Vol. 17(6), pp. 397–405
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Deborah Chiesa, Alessandra Marengoni, Alessandro Nobili, Mauro Tettamanti, Luca Pasina, Carlotta Franchi, Codjo D. Djade, Salvatore Corrao, Francesco Salerno, Maura Marcucci, Giuseppe Romanelli, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, REPOSI Investigators
Abstract
We found that the prescription of antipsychotic drugs during hospitalization was not associated with in-hospital or follow-up mortality. Short-term antipsychotic prescriptions (for acutely ill patients) may have a different effect than long-term, repeated prescriptions.
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