TY  - JOUR
T1  - ANtipsychotic use among nursing home residents
AU  - Briesacher BA, Tjia J, Field T, Peterson D, Gurwitz JH
Y1  - 2013/02/06
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.211266
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 440
EP  - 442
VL  - 309
IS  - 5
N2  - 
To the Editor: The prescribing of antipsychotic medications persists at high levels in US nursing homes (NHs) despite extensive data demonstrating marginal clinical benefits and serious adverse effects, including death.1- 2 However, imprecise and outdated data have limited the understanding of the current state of antipsychotic medication prescribing in NHs.3 We analyzed recent and detailed NH prescription data to address: (1) What is the current level of antipsychotic use? (2) Does antipsychotic use in NHs display geographic variation? and (3) Which antipsychotics are most commonly prescribed?

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.211266
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.211266
ER  -