Failure to complete performance-based measures is associated with poor health status and an increased risk of death
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The aim of the study was to establish whether the use of antipsychotic medication in elderly people with dementia is aversive to their quality of life and promote well-being.Abstract:
design, execution, analysis and interpretation of data, or preparation of the study. ALASTAIR MACDONALD1∗, DIMITRIOS ADAMIS2, ADRIAN TRELOAR2, FINBARR MARTIN3 1Institute of Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, London, UK Email: alastair.macdonald@iop.kcl.ac.uk 2Oxleas NHS Trust, Old Age Psychiatry, London, UK 3Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Elderly Care Unit, London, UK ∗To whom correspondence should be addressedread more
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