Auditory hallucinations associated with relapse in Alzheimer's disease

Post‐hoc analyses in a trial of antipsychotic discontinuation in patients with Alzheimer's disease have found that patients who had severe hallucinations at baseline were more likely to relapse after antipsychotic discontinuation. This association was present only for auditory hallucinations and not visual hallucinations, the researchers reported.

Source: The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update - February 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research