Hallucinations, Antipsychotic Use, and Mortality in Older Adults with Dementia: Retrospective Cohort Study of Two Medicare-Linked National Health Surveys.
Ali G HamedaniDaniel WeintraubAllison W WillisPublished in: Drugs & aging (2022)
Hallucinations are associated with an increased risk of death that is greater than the risk associated with antipsychotic use, though this is partially confounded by dementia severity and comorbidities.