Changes in Attention Due to Lorazepam (Benzodiazepine)Abstract: Clinical evidence and the findings from experimental studies suggest that attention deteriorates under the influence of benzodiazepines. The purpose of the present study was to determine ...
Ein grosser Teil der Patienten in der Allgemeinpraxis leidet an einer Generalisierten Angststörung. Die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Generalisierte Angststörungen (SGGA) hat eine Literaturübersicht erarbeitet und hieraus entsprechende ...
Viele Medikamente werden zu Beginn einer Schwangerschaft ungewollt eingenommen. Zudem ist das Fortsetzen einer bestehenden Therapie bei vielen Frauen mit Kinderwunsch unbedingt notwendig. In diesen Situationen muss das individuelle Risiko exakt und ...
Abstract:Aims: Investigation of altered consumption patterns of benzodiazepines and opioids during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study sample was extracted from an international web-based survey provided from April to ...
The Use of Hypnotics and Tranquilizers in Old AgeAbstract. Use of hypnotics and tranquilizers increases by age, women are predominant. Benzodiazepines and related drugs still are the most important drugs in this field, although there is a decrease in ...
Lack of sleep, benzodiazepines and reaction performanceAbstract. Common wisdom holds that measures of attention are affected by both acute use of benzodiazepines and by lack of sleep. The published data is, however,...
In respect of demographic change, the number of older patients with substance abuse and addiction is on the raise. In this review we present important clinical and therapeutic aspects of substance abuse and addiction in the elderly and focus on alcohol, ...
Benzodiazepine Dependency in the Elderly: How to Deal with itAbstract. Benzodiazepine/hypnotic abuse and dependency increase with advanced age. Especially in the elderly, severe adverse events accompany the regular intake of these substances. Sedation, ...
Knockout Drugs: Diagnostics in the Emergency Unit and Clinical PracticeAbstract. Every now and then, physicians are challenged with date rape drugs. If there is a suspicion of substance administration, the ...
Recommendations for the Prevention, Diagnostics and Therapy of Addiction Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract. Although the chronic consumption of alcohol and sedatives, and increasingly opioids, represents a major ...
Results of inpatient detoxification from benzodiazepines with methadone-maintained patients<B>Aims:</B> To investigate whether patients in methadone-maintenance treatment who used benzodiazepines (BZD) concurrently could achieve complete withdrawal and ...
Increasing use of hypnotics obtained on private prescriptions in Germany<span class="fett">Aims:</span> In recent years, have hypnotics, benzodiazepines (BZD), and benzodiazepine receptor agonists (Z-drugs) been prescribed more frequently on private ...