Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are among one of the most widely prescribed drug classes in the
United States. BZDs are a class of psychoactive drugs known for their depressant effect on …

Background Benzodiazepine misuse is a growing public health problem, with increases in
benzodiazepine-related overdose deaths and emergency room visits in recent years …

In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

Objective: Goals were to determine the prevalence of benzodiazepine use (as prescribed
and misuse), characterize misuse, and examine variation by age. Methods: A cross …

Prescription drug misuse (PDM), or medication use without a prescription or in ways not
intended by the prescriber, is a notable public health concern, especially in the United …

In response to the dual public health crises of chronic pain and opioid use, providers have
become more vigilant about assessing patients for risk of opioid-related problems. Little is …

Objective: Variation in prescription of psychotropic medications to patients with
schizophrenia spectrum disorders may underlie health inequities. Using a national US …

Introduction The benzodiazepine midazolam is the main sedative used in the perioperative
setting, resulting in anxiolysis and a reduction in anesthetic dose requirements. However …

Background: The effect of sleep medications on cognition in older adults is controversial,
possibly dependent upon sleep quality, and may differ by race. Objective: To determine the …

Fairness and bias are crucial concepts in artificial intelligence, yet they are relatively ignored
in machine learning applications in clinical psychiatry. We computed fairness metrics and …