Nursing homes are rated in part on how often they use antipsychotic drugs. If a patient has schizophrenia, it doesn’t count ...
Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for deat ...
Watchdog report flags antipsychotic misuse in nursing homes, revealing false schizophrenia diagnoses to inflate CMS ratings ...
False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called ...