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  • Title: Survey of benzodiazepine and antidepressant use in outpatients with mood disorders in Japan.
    Author: Uchida H, Suzuki T, Mamo DC, Mulsant BH, Tsunoda K, Takeuchi H, Kikuchi T, Nakajima S, Nomura K, Tomita M, Watanabe K, Kashima H.
    Journal: Psychiatry Clin Neurosci; 2009 Apr; 63(2):244-6. PubMed ID: 19175759.
    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.
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