If confirmed and substantiated, this is a huge scandal of elder abuse!
You have to give the New York Times some credit lately: NYT uncovered the scandal of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Milliken and now this one!
I have also suspected for many years that children are overdiagnosed in Western countries with e.g. ADHD and so called Autism spectrum disorders.
"... According to the Times, “Antipsychotic drugs — which for decades have faced criticism as ‘chemical straitjackets’ — are dangerous for older people with dementia, nearly doubling their chance of death from heart problems, infections, falls and other ailments. But understaffed nursing homes have often used the sedatives so they don’t have to hire more staff to handle residents.” ...
The share of residents with a schizophrenia diagnosis soared 70 percent between 2012 and 2021. Today, one in nine residents has a schizophrenia diagnosis. The disease's prevalence in the general public hovers between 0.25 percent and 0.64 percent, or about one in 150 people. ...
It’s important to know that schizophrenia is a lifelong condition that usually presents itself in one’s early twenties. It’s exceedingly rare for someone to be diagnosed past the age of 40. ..."
The share of residents with a schizophrenia diagnosis soared 70 percent between 2012 and 2021. Today, one in nine residents has a schizophrenia diagnosis. The disease's prevalence in the general public hovers between 0.25 percent and 0.64 percent, or about one in 150 people. ...
It’s important to know that schizophrenia is a lifelong condition that usually presents itself in one’s early twenties. It’s exceedingly rare for someone to be diagnosed past the age of 40. ..."
Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.
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