Association between benzodiazepine use and development of dementia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Aldaz ◽  
Javier Garjón ◽  
Guadalupe Beitia ◽  
Idoya Beltrán ◽  
Julián Librero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benzodiazepine Use

Off-Label Use of Medications for Treatment of Benzodiazepine Use Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 3306-3310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Sabioni ◽  
Jonathan Bertram ◽  
Bernard Le Foll
Keyword(s):  
Off Label Use ◽  
Off Label ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use ◽  
Label Use

scholarly journals Relationship between benzodiazepine prescription, aggressive behavior, and behavioral disinhibition: a retrospective study in a Swiss prison

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Baggio ◽  
Vladan Starcevic ◽  
Patrick Heller ◽  
Karen Brändle ◽  
Irina Franke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Behavioral Disinhibition ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed in prisons amidst the controversies surrounding their potential role in causing behavioral disinhibition and aggressive behavior and their association with use and trafficking of illicit and addictive substances. The present study aimed to (1) ascertain the relationship between benzodiazepine prescription (including their dosage and duration of use) and aggressive behavior and behavioral disinhibition in prison and (2) investigate whether there was an association between benzodiazepine prescription, (including their dosage and duration of use) and using and trafficking illicit and addictive substances during imprisonment. Methods Data were extracted from the electronic database of an “open” Swiss prison (n = 1206, 1379 measures) over a 5-year period (2010–2015). Measures included benzodiazepine prescription, duration of benzodiazepine use and mean dosage, and punishable behaviors (physical and verbal aggression, disinhibited but not directly aggressive behaviors, property damage or theft, substance-related offenses, and rule transgression). We assessed the relationship between benzodiazepine prescription and punishable behaviors after propensity score matching. Logistic regressions were also used to test the relationship of benzodiazepine use duration and dosage with punishable behaviors among participants who received benzodiazepines. Results After propensity score matching, benzodiazepine prescription was not significantly associated with any punishable behavior. Among detained persons who took benzodiazepines, there was no significant association of dosage and duration of use with offenses involving illicit or addictive substance use or trafficking. Conclusions Our study did not empirically support the occurrence of increased aggressive or disinhibited behaviors or increased risk of substance abuse in detained persons who received benzodiazepines in prison. This suggests a need to reconsider restrictions in prescribing benzodiazepines in the prison setting.

scholarly journals Long-term benzodiazepine use by elderly people living in the community

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
David Grayson ◽  
Helen Creasey ◽  
Louise Waite ◽  
G.A. Broe
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use
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