Improving mental health and reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia in care homes: the WHELD research programme including two RCTs

• Main Authors: Clive Ballard (Author), Martin Orrell (Author), Esme Moniz-Cook (Author), Robert Woods (Author), Rhiannon Whitaker (Author), Anne Corbett (Author), Dag Aarsland (Author), Joanna Murray (Author), Vanessa Lawrence (Author), Ingelin Testad (Author), Martin Knapp (Author), Renee Romeo (Author), Darshan Zala (Author), Jane Stafford (Author), Zoe Hoare (Author), Lucy Garrod (Author), Yongzhong Sun (Author), Eddie McLaughlin (Author), Barbara Woodward-Carlton (Author), Gareth Williams (Author), Jane Fossey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The effective management of agitation and other neuropsychiatric and behavioural symptoms in people with dementia is a major challenge, particularly in care home settings, where dementia severity is higher and there is limited training and support for care staff. There is evidence for th...