Survey of benzodiazepine and antidepressant use in outpatients with mood disorders in Japan.
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| Title: | Survey of benzodiazepine and antidepressant use in outpatients with mood disorders in Japan. |
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| Authors: | Uchida, Hiroyuki (AUTHOR), Suzuki, Takefumi (AUTHOR), Mamo, David C. (AUTHOR), Mulsant, Benoit H. (AUTHOR), Tsunoda, Kenichi (AUTHOR), Takeuchi, Hiroyoshi (AUTHOR), Kikuchi, Toshiaki (AUTHOR), Nakajima, Shinichiro (AUTHOR), Nomura, Kensuke (AUTHOR), Tomita, Masayuki (AUTHOR), Watanabe, Koichiro (AUTHOR), Kashima, Haruo (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences. Apr2009, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p244-246. 3p. 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | Therapeutics, Benzodiazepines, Antidepressants, Affective disorders, Medical research |
| Geographic Terms: | Japan |
| Abstract: | Data on benzodiazepine use in mood disorders are still limited, especially among seniors. A cross-sectional review of psychotropic prescriptions in 948 outpatients with mood disorders (405 male; mean ± SD age, 52 ± 17 years; age range, 16– 91 years) was conducted in Japan. The use of benzodiazepine-derivative anxiolytics was approximately 60% in all decades, including older patients, without a group difference. The frequent use of benzodiazepines is a cause for concern because they are not preferred treatment, given their well-known adverse effects especially in the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Data on benzodiazepine use in mood disorders are still limited, especially among seniors. A cross-sectional review of psychotropic prescriptions in 948 outpatients with mood disorders (405 male; mean ± SD age, 52 ± 17 years; age range, 16– 91 years) was conducted in Japan. The use of benzodiazepine-derivative anxiolytics was approximately 60% in all decades, including older patients, without a group difference. The frequent use of benzodiazepines is a cause for concern because they are not preferred treatment, given their well-known adverse effects especially in the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13231316 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01920.x |
