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Antipsychotic And Antidepressant Medication Is On The Rise In Sydney Nursing Homes

March 6, 2011 by

Regular use of antipsychotic and antidepressant medication has increased among residents of Sydney nursing homes since 2003, an expert says. In a letter published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, Clinical Professor John Snowdon and co-authors also reported that regular use of anxiolytic and hypnotic medication has decreased since the 1990s...

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