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Antipsychotic drugs can serve a vital purpose in nursing homes

  May 13, 2012

Someday we’ll have better medications to combine with behavioral treatments. Meanwhile, demonization of antipsychotics may limit treatment options and discourage nursing homes from accepting behaviorally difficult patients, write Dr. David Harnett and Dr. James Ellison. These institutions deserve our support, not condemnation.

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