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The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients With Dementia
Guideline Writing Group
APA wishes to acknowledge the contributions of APA staff (Seung-Hee Hong, Karen Kanefield, Kristin Kroeger Ptakowski, and Samantha Shugarman, M.S.) and former APA staff (Robert Kunkle, M.A.). APA and the Guideline Writing Group especially thank Laura J. Fochtmann, M.D., M.B.I., Seung-Hee Hong, and Robert Kunkle, M.A., for their outstanding work and effort on developing this guideline. APA also thanks the APA Steering Committee on Practice Guidelines (Michael Vergare, M.D., Chair), liaisons from the APA Assembly for their input and assistance, and APA Councils and others for providing feedback during the comment period. Thanks also go to those individuals who completed the Expert Consensus Survey.
- Victor I. Reus, M.D., Chair
- Laura J. Fochtmann, M.D., M.B.I., Vice-Chair
- A. Evan Eyler, M.D., M.P.H.
- Donald M. Hilty, M.D.
- Marcela Horvitz-Lennon , M.D., M.P.H.
- Michael D. Jibson, Ph.D., M.D.
- Oscar L. Lopez, M.D.
- Jane Mahoney , Ph.D., R.N., PMHCNS-BC
- Jagoda Pasic , M.D., Ph.D.
- Zaldy S. Tan, M.D., M.P.H.
- Cheryl D. Wills, M.D.
Systematic Review Group
- Laura J. Fochtmann, M.D., M.B.I.
- Richard Rhoads, M.D.
- Joel Yager, M.D.
APA Steering Committee on Practice Guidelines
- Michael J. Vergare, M.D., Chair
- Daniel J. Anzia, M.D., Vice-Chair
- Thomas J. Craig, M.D.
- Deborah Cowley, M.D.
- Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., M.P.H.
- David A. Kahn, M.D.
- John M. Oldham, M.D.
- Carlos N. Pato, M.D., Ph.D.
- Mary S. Sciutto, M.D.
Assembly Liaisons
- John P.D. Shemo, M.D., Chair of Area Liaisons
- John M. de Figueiredo, M.D.
- Marvin Koss, M.D.
- William M. Greenberg, M.D.
- Bhasker Dave, M.D.
- Robert M. McCarron, D.O.
- Jason W. Hunziker, M.D.
The authors have worked to ensure that all information in this book concerning drug dosages, schedules, and routes of administration is accurate as of the time of publication and consistent with standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the general medical community. As medical research and practice advance, however, therapeutic standards may change. For this reason and because human and mechanical errors sometimes occur, we recommend that readers follow the advice of a physician who is directly involved in their care or the care of a member of their family.
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