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Benzodiazepine use in physicians: retrospective 5-year nationwide study in Taiwan

BJPsych Open
Background Benzodiazepine use among physicians is an important public health issue related to physicians’ well-being and patient safety. Aims This study aimed to evaluate the patterns and correlates of benzodiazepine use in physicians by comparing ...
Wan-Ju Cheng, Yin-Chieh Chuang, Hsuan-Ching Wang, Hei-Tung Yip, Cheng-Li Lin, Cynthia Wei-Sheng Lee   +5 more
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Stories of Hell and Healing: Internet Users’ Construction of Benzodiazepine Distress and Withdrawal [PDF]

, 2017
Benzodiazepines are a group of drugs used mainly as sedatives, hypnotics, antiepileptics, and muscle relaxants. Consumption is recommended for 2 to 4 weeks only, due to fast onset of dependency and potentially distressing withdrawal symptoms.
Fixsen, Alison, Ridge, Damien T., Alison M. Fixsen, Damien Ridge   +3 more
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Influence of SSRI and SNRI co-prescription on benzodiazepine prescription trajectories

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Purpose: This study examined whether co-prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or serotonin or norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI)s with benzodiazepines is associated with differences in benzodiazepine prescriptions both ...
Kerry L. Kinney, Eliseu da Cruz Moreira-Junior, Laís F. Berro, Matthew C. Morris, James K. Rowlett   +4 more
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Fully Automated Synthesis of Novel TSPO PET Imaging Ligand [¹⁸F]Fluoroethyltemazepam

Molecules, 2021
Introduction: Benzodiazepines, including temazepam are described as TSPO antagonists. In fact, TSPO was initially described as a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) with a secondary binding site for diazepam.
Dario Fiorenza, Emanuele Nicolai, Carlo Cavaliere, Ferdinando Fiorino, Giovanna Esposito, Marco Salvatore   +5 more
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Benzodiazepine receptors and the control of ingestive behaviour in the rat [PDF]

, 1996
When administered systemically, benzodiazepine receptor agonists have been shown to increase food intake in a number of species. Conversely, benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonists bring about reliable decreases in feeding.
Higgs, Suzanne, Higgs, S
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Electroencephalographic Normalization as a Biomarker of Clinical Recovery in Down Syndrome Regression Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Down syndrome regression disorder is a syndrome characterized by subacute loss of cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities in individuals with Down syndrome. Electroencephalography abnormalities are frequently observed during evaluation, but it remains unclear whether these findings represent a dynamic marker of disease ...
Jonathan D. Santoro, Mackenzie Silverman, Maeve C. Lucas, Mariam M. Yousuf, Samuel T. Otey, Stella V. Gray, Brittany Jordan, Madeline D. Kahan, Latanya D. Agurs, Michelle Van Hirtum Das, Deborah Holder, Devin King, Eileen A. Quinn, Ryan Kammeyer, Michael S. Rafii   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘We need more support and doctors that understand the process of tapering …’: A content analysis of free‐text responses to a questionnaire on discontinuing long‐term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use

Health Expectations
Background Many individuals worldwide continue to take benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) long term (≥3 months). The aim of this study was to conduct a content analysis of the views and experiences of discontinuing long‐term BZRA use as documented ...
Tom Lynch, Cristín Ryan, Christy Huff, D. E. Foster, Cathal Cadogan   +4 more
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Designer Benzodiazepines: A Review of Toxicology and Public Health Risks

Pharmaceuticals, 2021
The rising use of designer benzodiazepines (DBZD) is a cat-and-mouse game between organized crime and law enforcement. Non-prohibited benzodiazepines are introduced onto the global drug market and scheduled as rapidly as possible by international ...
Pietro Brunetti, Raffaele Giorgetti, Adriano Tagliabracci, Marilyn A. Huestis, Francesco Paolo Busardò   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural Frequencies of Levodopa‐Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Abnormal involuntary movements, known as dyskinesias, are common complications of levodopa treatment in patients with Parkinson's disease and can significantly impair quality of life. The underlying pathophysiology remains unclear, and current therapeutic options are limited.
Ioannis U. Isaias, Federica Avantaggiato, Gianni Pezzoli, Andrea Canessa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New benzodiazepine and Z-hypnotic users and disability pension: an eight-year nationwide observational follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2017
Objective: To compare how newly initiated treatment with benzodiazepines, Z-hypnotics or both associates with the reception of disability pension among 40,661 individuals of a working age. Design: Prescription register study.
Ingunn F. Tvete, Trine Bjørner, Tor Skomedal   +2 more
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