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More nursing staff could mitigate risk of antipsychotic use in elderly
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31599
Subject(s) - antipsychotic , nursing homes , nursing , control (management) , medicine , nursing staff , psychology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , management , economics
It has long been known that antipsychotic medication is too often used as a form of chemical restraint in some nursing homes, but research is suggesting that one factor clearly under the control of administrators can lessen use of this dangerous practice.