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However, the available evidence regarding their use, effectiveness and safety in this context remains heterogeneous, and no comprehensive overview of their use across all palliative indications currently exists. A scoping review is therefore warranted to provide an overall picture of current practices in palliative care. This review aims to synthesise and map the existing evidence regarding the use of antipsychotics in adult palliative care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This scoping review will include studies involving adult human populations (\u226518 years) receiving antipsychotics in a palliative care context. All generations of antipsychotics and all palliative indications will be considered. Experimental, observational, qualitative studies, expert recommendations and relevant grey literature published in English or French will be included. 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