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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 244-246 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 Apr |
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Keywords
- Aging
- Antidepressants
- Benzodiazepine
- Mood disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Neuroscience(all)
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Survey of benzodiazepine and antidepressant use in outpatients with mood disorders in Japan. / Uchida, Hiroyuki; Suzuki, Takefumi; Mamo, David C.; Mulsant, Benoit H.; Tsunoda, Kenichi; Takeuchi, Hiroyoshi; Kikuchi, Toshiaki; Nakajima, Shinichiro; Nomura, Kensuke; Tomita, Masayuki; Watanabe, Koichiro; Kashima, Haruo.
In: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Vol. 63, No. 2, 04.2009, p. 244-246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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