Prediction of Relapse Following Discontinuation of Antipsychotic Treatment in Alzheimer’s disease: The Role of Hallucinations

OBJECTIVE: In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), antipsychotic medications are often discontinued but which neuropsychiatric symptoms predict relapse is not established. METHODS: In the ADAD trial, 180 patients with AD and symptoms of agitation or psychosis received treatment with risperidone for 16 weeks, a...

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Published in:Am J Psychiatry
Main Authors: Patel, Anjali N., Lee, Seonjoo, Andrews, Howard F., Pelton, Gregory H., Schultz, Susan K., Sultzer, David L., Mintzer, Jacobo, de la Pena, Danilo, Gupta, Sanjay, Colon, Sylvia, Schimming, Corbett, Levin, Bruce, Devanand, D.P.
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378647/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27855483
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16020226
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