title: [Benzodiazepines at the general hospital. An example of their use at the Périgueux Hospital Center].
abstract: The authors study prevalence and characteristics of BZD use in a general hospital (Périgueux, France). They try to point out the particularities of user's population (age, sex, psychiatric past, pathology at admission), the characteristics of prescription (nature, indication, dose, time of use), the place of BZD among the other anxiolytic and hypnosedative drugs employed. They come to the conclusion that strong prevalence of BZD use is not related to abusive prescription during hospitalization but to the lack of criticism concerning former prescriptions.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychiatrie, C.H., Pérgueux.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rona-Dessalles
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sibboni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tignol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines
vernacular_title: Les benzodiazépines à l'hôpital général. Exemple de leur utilisation au centre hospitalier de Périgueux.