Background: Hypnotics, including benzodiazepines, are extensively and inappropriately
prescribed for older people to treat anxiety and sleep disorders, despite the adverse health …

There has been a growing interest in the relationship between sedative-hypnotics use and
the risk of Alzheimer's dementia (AD) risk. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of AD …

Background Evidence describing the association between hypnotics use and dementia risk
is conflicting. It is unknown if the controversy is related to the type or dose of hypnotics or if …

Objective This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the existing
literature on the relationship between hypnotics and dementia, considering both potential …

Background Hypnotics have been reported to be associated with dementia. However, the
relationship between insomnia, hypnotics and dementia is still controversial. We sought to …

I read the paper by Hou et al. with great interest (1). The authors reported that the adjusted
hazard ratio (95% confidence interval [CI]) of hypnotic use on incident Alzheimer's disease …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the risk of dementia among subgroups of patients
receiving concurrent antidepressant and hypnotic treatment, antidepressants alone, and …

Background Hypnotics are widely used by the elderly, and their impact on mortality remains
controversial. The inconsistent findings could be due to methodological limitations, notably …

Objectives To investigate the association between daily sleep duration and risk of dementia
and death in a Japanese elderly population. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting The …

Abstract Objective The population-based National Health Insurance database was adopted
to investigate the prevalence, correlates, and disease patterns of sedative-hypnotic use in …