There was a current research whose findings show that antipsychotics drugs are dangerous for the elderly with dementia. If they have been given this kind of medication, even for a very short period of time, they could end up in the hospital or they may even die according to the research.

Even though the study was carefully administered, there is a flaw. One flaw is that the participants were not randomly administered with antipsychotics. There are other reasons why they are administered this types of medications, it could be because of aggression or agitation. The authors of the study have acknowledged that there is about 17 percent patients taking antipsychotic drugs within 100 days of their stay in a nursing home.

The best way is still to work closely with an expert when dealing with problems regarding dementia especially for seniors. Antipsychotics should be the last resort.