[HTML][HTML] Utilization of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and hypnotics during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Tiger, G Castelpietra, R Wesselhoeft… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been concerns over the mental
health impact of COVID-19. This is a review of the utilization of antidepressants, anxiolytics …

[HTML][HTML] Sales trends of psychotropic drugs in the COVID-19 pandemic: a national database study in Brazil

FS Del Fiol, CC Bergamaschi, LC Lopes… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: The social restrictions among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
have posed a thoughtful risk to mental health and have implications in the use of drugs …

[HTML][HTML] ADHD medicine consumption in Europe after COVID-19: catch-up or trend change?

S Gimbach, D Vogel, R Fried, SV Faraone… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Although the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications have been associated
with mental health services utilization and medication consumption, there is no longitudinal …

Anxiety but not menopausal status influences the risk of long-COVID-19 syndrome in women living in Latin America

FR Pérez-López, JE Blümel, MS Vallejo, I Rodríguez… - Maturitas, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To study sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with the long-COVID-
19 syndrome among women living in Latin American countries using undirected and …

Prescriptions of antidepressants and anxiolytics in France 2012–2022 and changes with the COVID-19 pandemic: interrupted time series analysis

D De Bandt, SR Haile, L Devillers… - BMJ Ment …, 2024 - mentalhealth.bmj.com
Background Depression and anxiety have increased in prevalence since the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Objective To evaluate the consumption of antidepressants and …

[HTML][HTML] Prolonged increase in psychotropic drug use among young women following the COVID-19 pandemic: a French nationwide retrospective study

A Lamer, C Saint-Dizier, M Levaillant, JF Hamel-Broza… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health, with
evidence suggesting an enduring mental health crisis. Studies worldwide observed …

[HTML][HTML] Benzodiazepine Interference with Fertility and Embryo Development: A Preliminary Survey in the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus

C Fogliano, R Carotenuto, P Cirino, R Panzuto… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Psychotropic drugs and benzodiazepines are nowadays among the primary substances of
abuse. This results in a large and constant release into aquatic environments where they …

[HTML][HTML] Antidepressant treatment initiation among children and adolescents with acute versus long COVID: a large retrospective cohort study

PTM Tran, A Amill-Rosario, S dosReis - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry …, 2024 - Springer
Background Child and adolescent antidepressant use increased post-pandemic, but it is
unknown if this disproportionally affected those who develop post-acute sequelae of …

Psychopharmacoepidemiological trends in the Portuguese territory during the pandemic and post-pandemic periods (2019–2022)

D Belchior, L Madeira, R Henriques - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
The increasing prevalence of mental health disorders has been matched with growing
psychotropic drug consumption rates around the world. Assessing …

Patient demographics and psychotropic medication prescribing in Australian general practices: pre-and during COVID-19 pandemic

GD Kibret, A Kamalakkannan, J Thomas… - Journal of Primary …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Introduction Mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and psychological
distress in the adult population significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic …