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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/23877| Title: | Survey of benzodiazepine and antidepressant use in outpatients with mood disorders in Japan |
| Authors: | Uchida, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Takefumi Mamo, David Mulsant, Benoit H. Tsunoda, Kenichi Takeuchi, Hiroyoshi Kikuchi, Toshiaki Nakajima, Shinichiro Nomura, Kensuke Tomita, Masayuki Watanabe, Koichiro Kashima, Haruo |
| Keywords: | Aging -- Health aspects Antidepressants -- Japan Benzodiazepines Affective disorders -- Japan |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia |
| Citation: | Uchida, H., Suzuki, T., Mamo, D. C., Mulsant, B. H., Tsunoda, K., Takeuchi, H., ... & Watanabe, K. (2009). Survey of benzodiazepine and antidepressant use in outpatients with mood disorders in Japan. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 63(2), 244-246. |
| Abstract: | Data on benzodiazepine use in mood disorders are still limited, especially among seniors. A cross-sectional review of psychotropic prescriptions in 948 outpatients with mood disorders (405 male; mean ± SD age, 52 ± 17 years; age range, 16– 91 years) was conducted in Japan. The use of benzodiazepine-derivative anxiolytics was approximately 60% in all decades, including older patients, without a group difference. The frequent use of benzodiazepines is a cause for concern because they are not preferred treatment, given their well-known adverse effects especially in the elderly. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/23877 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPsy |
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