Management of delirium at an academic medical center: Plans for antipsychotic prescribing upon discharge.

Lauren Halavonich Sophie Robert Dan McGraw Erin R Weeda Kristen Mullinax Bailey B Bass

Published in: The mental health clinician (2020)

Compared to previous studies, patients in this retrospective review were more likely to be discharged on an antipsychotic that was initiated during admission for management of delirium. Findings from this study also align with prior research demonstrating a positive association between antipsychotic discharge instructions and specialty consult recommendations.

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