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Direct linkLunsky, Yona; Elserafi, Jonny – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Antipsychotic medication rates are high in adults with developmental disability. This study considered rates of antipsychotic use in 743 adults with developmental disability who had experienced a psychiatric crisis. Nearly half (49%) of these adults were prescribed antipsychotics. Polypharmacy was common with 22% of those prescribed antipsychotics…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Psychiatry
