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SPCR research published in the BMJ Open reveals that a large proportion of people prescribed antipsychotics have no record of psychotic or bipolar disorder. In a press release, issued by the BMJ on 19 December, researchers at UCL assert that elderly people are twice as likely as middle aged to be given antipsychotic drugs to treat schizophrenia, delusional disorders and bipolar disorder despite greater risk of side effects.

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