Prescription of anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics and antidepressants in outpatient, universal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: a nationwide, interrupted time-series approach [PDF]
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2021 Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the population's mental health. However, its impact on the consumption of anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics and antidepressants remains to be evaluated.
Estrela, Marta +6 more
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Sedative Hypnotic Use in Alberta [PDF]
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2006 Objective: Benzodiazepines and similar sedative-hypnotics (BDZ-SSHs) are associated with both beneficial and adverse effects. Pharmacoepidemiologic data describing the use of these medications in contemporary Canadian populations has not been readily available.
Scott B. Patten +2 more
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Understanding and reducing the prescription of hypnotics and sedatives at the interface of hospital care and general practice: a protocol for a mixed-methods study. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2016 Introduction Hypnotics and sedatives, especially benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, are frequently prescribed for longer periods than recommended—in spite of potential risks for patients.
Heinemann S +6 more
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Addiction, Volume 120, Issue 5, Page 951-961, May 2025.Abstract Background and Aim Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use disorders (SHA‐UD) are defined by significant impairment or distress caused by recurrent sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use. This study aimed to measure trends in the prevalence of SHA‐UD diagnoses in adolescent and young adult US Medicaid enrollees from 2001 to 2019.
Greta A. Bushnell +6 more
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Mortality Risk of Hypnotics: Strengths and Limits of Evidence [PDF]
Drug Safety, 2016 Sleeping pills, more formally defined as hypnotics, are sedatives used to induce and maintain sleep. In a review of publications for the past 30 years, descriptive epidemiologic studies were identified that examined the mortality risk of hypnotics and ...
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2014 Keywords: Colorectal Neoplasms; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Propofol; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Colonoscopy.
Douglas K. Rex
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Hypnotics and Risk of Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Medicina, 2020 Background and objectives: The association between hypnotic drugs and risk of cancer remains controversial. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate this association.
Tzu-Rong Peng +3 more
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Cancer Medicine, 2023 Purpose To investigate the short‐ and long‐term risk of psychotropic medication use in parents who lose a child to cancer diagnosed in adolescence. Methods This is a Swedish nationwide register‐based study including 184 bereaved mothers and 184 bereaved ...
Emma Hovén +6 more
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Time trends in self-reported depressive symptoms, prescription of antidepressants, sedatives and hypnotics and the emergence of social media among Norwegian adolescents [PDF]
, 2023 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Background ...
Bonsaksen, Tore +5 more
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Benzodiazepine use in Sao Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Clinics, 2020 OBJECTIVES: To report the prevalence and factors associated with the use of benzodiazepines in the general population and those with a mental health condition in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil.
Angela Maria Campanha +6 more
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