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Nursing Homes Overuse ‘Chemical Restraints’ on Dementia Patients

In nursing homes, antipsychotic drugs are often used to sedate dementia patients who show agitation or aggression. New data shows that the use of such drugs remains stubbornly high. Some experts say that brings up troubling questions about how and why nursing homes prescribe the drugs.

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