Psychopharmacological strategies in the management of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): what have we learned?

NC Bernardy, MJ Friedman - Current Psychiatry Reports, 2015 - Springer
There have been significant advancements in the pharmacologic management of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the past two decades. Multisite randomized clinical …

Uso e abuso de benzodiazepínicos na atenção primária à saúde: práticas profissionais no Brasil e em Cuba

C Fegadolli, NMD Varela… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2019 - SciELO Public Health
O presente estudo buscou compreender aspectos assistenciais presentes na base da
utilização indiscriminada de benzodiazepínicos. Com base numa parceria entre uma …

Long-term use of benzodiazepines in chronic insomnia: a European perspective

M Soyka, I Wild, B Caulet, C Leontiou… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chronic insomnia occurs in~ 10% of the general population and has numerous negative
health effects. The recommended first line treatment of cognitive behavior therapy for …

Misuse of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in the UK

V Kapil, JL Green, C Le Lait, DM Wood… - The British Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs are commonly prescribed for insomnia and anxiety
syndromes and there is increasing concern regarding their misuse. Using an internet-based …

Long-term use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-related drugs: a register-based Danish cohort study on determinants and risk of dose escalation

TW Rosenqvist, MK Wium-Andersen… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors investigated the frequency and determinants of long-term use and
risk of dose escalation of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-related drugs …

Benzodiazepine prescribing for children, adolescents, and young adults from 2006 through 2013: a total population register-linkage study

A Sidorchuk, K Isomura, Y Molero, C Hellner… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Pharmacoepidemiological studies have long raised concerns on widespread
use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-related drugs (BZDs), in particular long-term …

Suvorexant for primary insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

T Kishi, S Matsunaga, N Iwata - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of double-blind,
randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating suvorexant for primary insomnia. Methods …

Benzodiazepine use and aggressive behaviour: a systematic review

B Albrecht, PK Staiger, K Hall, P Miller… - Australian & New …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: The relationship between benzodiazepine consumption and subsequent increases
in aggressive behaviour in humans is not well understood. Objectives: The current study …

Experiences with benzodiazepine use, tapering, and discontinuation: an Internet survey

AJ Reid Finlayson, J Macoubrie… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Over 92 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed in the United
States annually, yet little is known about the experiences of those taking and discontinuing …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term consequences of benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction: A survey

AD Ritvo, DE Foster, C Huff, AJR Finlayson… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Acute benzodiazepine withdrawal has been described, but literature regarding
the benzodiazepine-induced neurological injury that may result in enduring symptoms and …