An ICES study recently reported that older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to experience a serious adverse event requiring hospitalization than those who do not take the drugs.

• Dr. Paula Rochon, MD, MPH, FRCPC
  Senior Scientist and Assistant Director at the Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit – Baycrest
  Senior Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto