Former heroin-dependent alcohol use disorder patients. prevalence, addiction history and clinical features [PDF]
, 2015 Aims: To examine the prevalence of former heroin dependence (FHA) in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) patients; to compare the clinical characteristics of FHA-AUD patients versus AUD patients without any past use of heroin at alcohol treatment entry; to ...
Ceccanti, Mauro +3 more
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Benzodiazepine abuse among the elderly
Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2016 Benzodiazepines belong to the hypnotic-sedative class of drugs which have anxiolytic, sedative, and hypnotic properties. These drugs have been in clinical use for at least half a century.
Shalini Singh, Siddharth Sarkar
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Benzodiazepine use and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: case-control study
British medical journal, 2014 Objectives To investigate the relation between the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and exposure to benzodiazepines started at least five years before, considering both the dose-response relation and prodromes (anxiety, depression, insomnia) possibly linked ...
Sophie Billioti de Gage +7 more
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Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: a literature review [PDF]
, 2003 Medical advances have led to a considerable rise in the level of elective surgery undertaken as day-case surgery and with minimal hospital stay. However, amid such advances, preoperative psychological care has remained relatively static.
Mitchell, MJ
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TrialsBackground There is a lack of knowledge on effective treatment methods for comorbid benzodiazepine dependence in populations undergoing opioid agonist treatment (OAT).
Fatemeh Chalabianloo +17 more
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"Electro-clinical Syndromes" with onset in Paediatric Age. the highlights of the clinical-EEG, genetic and therapeutic advances [PDF]
, 2011 The genetic causes underlying epilepsy remain largely unknown, and the impact of available genetic data on the nosology of epilepsy is still limited.
Alberto Verrotti +7 more
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Integrating targeted consultant pharmacists into a new collaborative care model to reduce the risk of falls in older adults owing to the overuse of opioids and benzodiazepines [PDF]
, 2020 Lori T. Armistead +4 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2016 BackgroundBenzodiazepines are commonly prescribed in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) for their sedative and anxiolytic effects. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between benzodiazepine use and sleep quality in ...
Lynna Chen +7 more
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The use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in the Acute Psychiatric Unit at Cavan General Hospital [PDF]
, 2021 Salah Ateem, Rachael Cullivan
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Association between Benzodiazepine Use and Dementia: Data Mining of Different Medical Databases
International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Purpose: Some studies have suggested that the use of benzodiazepines in the elderly is associated with an increased risk of dementia. However, this association might be due to confounding by indication and reverse causation.
M. Takada, Mai Fujimoto, K. Hosomi
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