Survey of benzodiazepine and antidepressant use in outpatients with mood disorders in Japan.
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.
Uchida
Hiroyuki
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Keio University, School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo, Japan. mcn41320@biglobe.ne.jp
Suzuki
Takefumi
T
Mamo
David C
DC
Mulsant
Benoit H
BH
Tsunoda
Kenichi
K
Takeuchi
Hiroyoshi
H
Kikuchi
Toshiaki
T
Nakajima
Shinichiro
S
Nomura
Kensuke
K
Tomita
Masayuki
M
Watanabe
Koichiro
K
Kashima
Haruo
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010045:Outpatients; D055815:Young Adult
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines