alzheimer disease didn’t do this. drugs and dementia jail did
I’ve blogged a lot about the negative impacts of the inappropriate use of quetiapine (Seroquel)…
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tardive what? 7 things dementia care partners, care staff and medical professionals should know about this kind of dyskinesia
Three years after my mother was inappropriately prescribed the antipsychotic medications risperidone and quetiapine, she…
four years later is too late for my mom. but it’s not for others.
On December 3, 2013, a year after Mom had moved into a long-term care facility…
teepa talks antipsychotics: 6 quotable quotes
When I read reporter Gillian Slade’s Medicine Hat News article on Teepa Snow’s perspective on…
will fear of alzheimer’s drive us to drugs for life?
My friend DT is worried. He’s got me worried too. DT, recently retired from the…
juiced and joyful over jamda
It’s not every day that a non-academic, non-researcher, “nobody” without a whole bunch of letters…
List of 15,645 US nursing homes showing percentage of residents on antipsychotics
The United States’ Medicare.gov website includes a comprehensive section called Nursing Home Compare, which contains…
fear and ignorance create resistance
Despite a growing body of research that clearly demonstrates that in the vast majority of…
what happens when care homes stop giving antipsychotics to elderly people with dementia?
In June 2015, the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement released the results of a pan-Canadian collaborative project…
vindicated and validated
I advocate against the practice of inappropriately prescribing antipsychotic medications to people who live with dementia;…