Antipsychotic deprescription for older adults in long-term care: the HALT study

H Brodaty, L Aerts, F Harrison, T Jessop… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Despite limited efficacy and significant safety concerns, antipsychotic
medications are frequently used to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of …

Halting Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term care (HALT): a single-arm longitudinal study aiming to reduce inappropriate antipsychotic use in long-term care residents with …

T Jessop, F Harrison, M Cations, B Draper… - International …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Background: Inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications to manage Behavioral and
Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) continues despite revised guidelines and …

Primary care physician perspectives about antipsychotics and other medications for symptoms of dementia

JW Kerns, JD Winter, KM Winter… - The Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Guidelines, policies, and warnings have been applied to reduce the use of
medications for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Because of …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medications in people with dementia resident in care homes: a systematic review

JT Coon, R Abbott, M Rogers, R Whear… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Antipsychotic medications are commonly used to manage the behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia. Several large studies have demonstrated an …

Evaluation of antipsychotic reduction efforts in patients with dementia in Veterans Health Administration nursing homes

LB Gerlach, DT Maust, HC Kales… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) each created initiatives to reduce off-label use of antipsychotics in …

Exploring antipsychotic prescribing behaviors for nursing home residents with dementia: a qualitative study

KA Walsh, C Sinnott, A Fleming, J Mc Sharry… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Caution is advised when prescribing antipsychotics to people with dementia. This
study explored the determinants of appropriate, evidence-based antipsychotic prescribing …

[HTML][HTML] When less is more, but still not enough: why focusing on limiting antipsychotics in people with dementia is the wrong policy imperative

HC Kales, LN Gitlin, CG Lyketsos - Journal of the American Medical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antipsychotic reductions have been the primary focus of efforts to improve dementia care in
nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Partnership …

Why deprescribing antipsychotics in older people with dementia in long‐term care is not always successful: insights from the HALT study

L Aerts, M Cations, F Harrison, T Jessop… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Antipsychotic medications are commonly used to manage behavioural and
psychological symptoms of dementia despite their side effects and harms. While the Halting …

Duration of antipsychotic medication use by aged care facility residents with dementia

KE Lind, MZ Raban, A Georgiou… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This work was a retrospective dynamic cohort study of people aged 65 years or
above with dementia in 68 residential aged facilities during the period spanning from 2014 …

Caregiver perspectives about using antipsychotics and other medications for symptoms of dementia

JW Kerns, JD Winter, KM Winter, CC Kerns… - The …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives To avoid “chemical restraints,” policies and guidelines
have been implemented to curb the use of medications for behavioral and psychological …