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October 1, 2025Journal of Indira Gandhi Institute Of Medical SciencesOpen Access

Humanistic mental health strategies and antipsychotic stewardship to reduce unnecessary medications in a nursing home: A longitudinal quality improvement study

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IMIshani MehtaMaharaja Engineering CollegeNDNitin P. DharwadkarMonash HealthLBLajpat Rai BansalNew York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

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Overview

Longitudinal quality improvement study shows significant drop in antipsychotic prescriptions in nursing home residents, suggesting psychosocial interventions are effective.

Key Points

  • Antipsychotic prescribing rates dropped from 55% to 5.8% among residents with behavioral health diagnoses.
  • Key outcome metrics included prescribing rates, frequency of behavioral incidents, and individual resident outcomes.
  • Implementation of evidence-based prescribing protocols and the addition of Mental Health Assistants were pivotal in reducing medication use.
  • The study highlights the importance of psychosocial determinants over medication, offering a scalable model for long-term care facilities.

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Mehta et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91cbfe798ba2fc498a3ahttps://doi.org/10.4103/jigims.jigims_52_25
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