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Epidemiologic assessment of benzodiazepine exposure among suicide deaths in Colorado, 2015–2017

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Suicide rates have been climbing in the U.S., particularly in Rocky Mountain states such as Colorado. Benzodiazepines have been linked with suicidal ideation, but there have been few population level assessments of this link.
Tista Ghosh, Kirk Bol, Maria Butler, Barbara Gabella, Andrea Kingcade, Gabriel Kaplan, Lindsey Myers   +6 more
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Withdrawal-induced delirium associated with a benzodiazepine switch: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Introduced in the early 1960s, diazepam remains among the most frequently prescribed benzodiazepine-type sedatives and hypnotics. Patients with chronic use of short-acting benzodiazepines are frequently switched to diazepam because the ...
Bosshart Herbert
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Hemadsorption: A New Therapeutic Option for Selected Cases of Bromazepam Intoxication

Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis, 2022
Benzodiazepine ingestion is frequent in patients admitted to ICU for intoxications. Generally, a supportive approach by securing the airway, breathing, and circulation is sufficient.
Michaël Mekeirele, Silke Verheyen, Ruth Van Lancker, Stephanie Wuyts, Tim Balthazar   +4 more
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Electroacupuncture for tapering off long-term benzodiazepine use: study protocol of randomized controlled trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background Conventional approaches for benzodiazepine tapering have their limitations. Anecdotal studies have shown that acupuncture is a potential treatment for facilitating successful benzodiazepine tapering.
Wing-Fai Yeung, Ka-Fai Chung, Zhang-Jin Zhang, Wai-Chi Chan, Shi-Ping Zhang, Roger Man-Kin Ng, Connie Lai-Wah Chan, Lai-Ming Ho, Yee-Man Yu, Li-Xing Lao   +9 more
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Carbon dioxide test as an additional clinical measure of treatment response in panic disorder [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2002
OBJECTIVE: We aim to determine if a treatment with a dose of clonazepam - 2 mg/day, for 6 weeks, blocks spontaneous panic attacks and the ones induced by the inhalation of 35% carbon dioxide (CO2) in panic disorder (PD) patients.
Alexandre M. Valença, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Isabella Nascimento, Walter A. Zin, Márcio Versiani   +4 more
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Impaired Cognitive Function and Hippocampal Changes Following Chronic Diazepam Treatment in Middle-Aged Mice

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021
Background: Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptors are positively allosterically modulated by benzodiazepine binding, leading to a potentiated response to GABA.
Tomonori Furukawa, Yoshikazu Nikaido, Yoshikazu Nikaido, Shuji Shimoyama, Shuji Shimoyama, Nozomu Masuyama, Ayaka Notoya, Shinya Ueno, Shinya Ueno   +8 more
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Association between risk factors for injurious falls and new benzodiazepine prescribing in elderly persons

BMC Family Practice, 2009
Background Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed to elderly patients' despite concerns about adverse effects leading to injurious falls. Previous studies have not investigated the extent to which patients with pre-existing risk factors for falls are ...
Sylvestre Marie-Pierre, Grad Roland, Abrahamowicz Michal, Bartlett Gillian, Tamblyn Robyn   +4 more
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Current state of hypnotic use disorders: Results of a survey using the Japanese version of Benzodiazepine Dependence Self‐Report Questionnaire

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2021
Aims Benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZ‐RAs) are frequently prescribed to treat insomnia; however, their long‐term use is not recommended. To introduce an appropriate pharmaco‐therapy, the current state and background factors of BZ‐RAs' dependence must
Mai Yamamoto, Ken Inada, Minori Enomoto, Mitsunari Habukawa, Takahisa Hirose, Yuichi Inoue, Jun Ishigooka, Yuichi Kamei, Tsuyoshi Kitajima, Masayuki Miyamoto, Hideto Shinno, Katsuji Nishimura, Motohiro Ozone, Masahiro Takeshima, Mayumi Suzuki, Hidehisa Yamashita, Kazuo Mishima   +16 more
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Treatment strategy for insomnia disorder: Japanese expert consensus

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
PurposeThere is a lack of evidence regarding answers for clinical questions about treating insomnia disorder. This study aimed to answer the following clinical questions: (1) how to use each hypnotic and non-pharmacological treatment differently ...
Yoshikazu Takaesu, Yoshikazu Takaesu, Hitoshi Sakurai, Yumi Aoki, Yumi Aoki, Masahiro Takeshima, Kenya Ie, Kenya Ie, Kentaro Matsui, Kentaro Matsui, Tomohiro Utsumi, Tomohiro Utsumi, Akiyoshi Shimura, Isa Okajima, Nozomu Kotorii, Nozomu Kotorii, Hidehisa Yamashita, Masahiro Suzuki, Kenichi Kuriyama, Kenichi Kuriyama, Eiji Shimizu, Eiji Shimizu, Kazuo Mishima, Koichiro Watanabe, Ken Inada   +24 more
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Addiction of High Dose of Benzodiazepine: Verona Detox Approach With Flumazenil

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionSince the 1990s there has been evidence of the significant role Flumazenil (FLU) has in benzodiazepines (BZD) detoxes. The Verona Detox approach has been developed for high dose BZD and Z-drug detoxification via continuous subcutaneous ...
Rebecca Casari, Antonio Metastasio, Lorenzo Zamboni, Lorenzo Zamboni, Martino Biasioli, Simone Campagnari, Fabio Lugoboni   +6 more
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