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Are sedatives and hypnotics associated with increased suicide risk of suicide in the elderly? [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2009
Background While antidepressant-induced suicidality is a concern in younger age groups, there is mounting evidence that these drugs may reduce suicidality in the elderly.
Waern Margda, Carlsten Anders
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The use of antidepressants, anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics in Europe: focusing on mental health care in Portugal and prescribing in older patients [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
(1) Background: Mental disorders are a growing concern in the 21st century. The most prevalent common mental disorders include depression and anxiety. It is predicted that half of the population will at some point in their lives experience one or more ...
Estrela, Marta, Ferreira, Pedro Lopes, Herdeiro, Maria Teresa, Roque, Fátima   +3 more
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Trends in the use and nonmedical use of sedatives-hypnotics in the population aged 12 to 64 years in Taiwan: a comparative analysis of the national surveys in 2014 and 2018. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Many countries, including Taiwan, have tightened regulations on prescribing sedatives-hypnotics over the concern of their associated adverse health effects.
Tsay WY, Chen LY, Wu SC, Hsiao PC, Ting TT, Yen CF, Chang SS, Li CY, Yang HJ, Yen CF, Chen CY, Huang JH, Tu YK, Chen WJ.   +13 more
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Efecto de la crisis económica sobre el consumo de psicofármacos en Asturias [PDF]

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2016
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar si la crisis económica de 2008 ha comportado cambios en la evolución del consumo de ansiolíticos, hipnótico-sedantes y antidepresivos en Asturias. Método: Estudio descriptivo y de utilización de medicamentos durante 2003-2013.
María Luisa Nicieza-García, Julio C. Alonso-Lorenzo, Patricio Suárez-Gil, Natalia Rilla-Villar   +3 more
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Characterising incident opioid use among incident users of prescription sedative hypnotics: A national cohort study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objective To evaluate co-prescribing of sedatives hypnotics and opioids.Design Retrospective study evaluating the association of patient characteristics and comorbidities with coprescribing.Setting and participants Using the national Merative MarketScan ...
Thornton JD, Varisco T, Patel H, Shrestha M, Wanat M, Schaefer E, Leslie D, Zhao H, Saadi RA, Shen C.   +9 more
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Use of psychotropic drugs by population in an area affected by the tailings dam rupture: Brumadinho Health Project [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2022
: Objective: To describe the consumption of psychotropic drugs in the adult population residing in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, after the Vale dam collapse, which occurred in 2019.
Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho, Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Sérgio Viana Peixoto, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Mariana Martins Gonzaga do Nascimento   +5 more
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Prescription patterns and trends of anxiolytics and hypnotics/sedatives among child and adolescent patients with psychiatric illnesses in a psychiatric center of northern Taiwan

Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Background: The prevalence of prescriptions of anxiolytics and hypnotics/sedatives for child and adolescent patients with psychiatric illnesses is increasing over the world. No studies exist to focus on the prescription trends and patterns of anxiolytics
Shu- Wen Cheng, Hsiao- Ju Sun, Hung- Yu Chan   +2 more
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New sedatives and analgesic drugs for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2022
Procedural sedation has become increasingly common in endoscopy. Sedatives and analgesics induce anxiolysis and amnesia. In addition, an appropriate level of sedation is necessary for safe procedures including therapeutic endoscopy.
Jae Min Lee, Yehyun Park, Jin Myung Park, Hong Jun Park, Jun Yong Bae, Seung Young Seo, Jee Hyun Lee, Hyung Ku Chon, Jun-Won Chung, Hyun Ho Choi, Jun Kyu Lee, Byung-Wook Kim,   +12 more
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Verification of the performance of the Bispectral Index as a hypnotic depth indicator during dexmedetomidine sedation [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2022
Background Differences in the effects of propofol and dexmedetomidine sedation on electroencephalogram patterns have been reported previously.
Seunghee Ki, Dongeon Lee, Wonjin Lee, Kwangrae Cho, Yongjae Han, Jeonghan Lee   +5 more
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Consequences of Opioid Abuse and their Treatments in Persian Medicine: A Review Study [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2020
Background: Drug addiction is a major health problem for modern human communities. The earliest historicalevidence of opium use can be found in the writings of Theophrastus in the 3rd century BC.
Mohadese Kamali, Haleh Tajadini, Mehrzad Mehrabani, Masoud Moghadari   +3 more
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