Antipsychotics Raise Death Risk in Dementia Patientsby
Bob DeMarco
for dementia are at an increased risk of death. This Harvard Medical School study, the largest ever undertaken... Room
Specific antipsychotic drugs increase risk of death in elderly dementia patients...
Dementia, Premature Death from Anti-psychotic Drugsby
Bob DeMarco
and are often used unnecessarily to keep dementia sufferers quiet for over-worked staff. The drugs can increase the risk of death... over-prescription of anti-psychotic drugs to dementia patients in nursing homes.
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Double Stigma Around Dementia and Deathby
Bob DeMarco
With Dementia’ .
This is an interesting study that is well worth reading.
The study contains lots of good... of the public want to die in their own homes, in 2010 only six per cent of people with dementia...
Dying from Dementia -- Dementia Suffering Often Unnecessaryby
Bob DeMarco
of advanced dementia, a leading cause of death in the United States. Previous studies suggest that patients with advanced dementia are under-recognized as being at high risk of death and receive suboptimal palliative...
Mike Wallace Dies of Dementia: What Will You Remember?by
Carol O'Dell
of dementia. He was 93 and was a newscaster most known for anchoring 60 Minutes and in the media for over six decades. He’s a prime example that if you live long enough, you just might get dementia or Alzheimer’s...
Driving with Alzheimer's Can Mean Deathby
Bob DeMarco
When someone is diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's should their license be revoked?
If someone is suffering from Alzheimer's and driving, are they a risk to the general public (other drivers...