Misuse of benzodiazepines: Prevalence and impact in an inpatient population with psychiatric disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Use and misuse of benzodiazepine might be very prevalent in patients with acute psychiatric symptoms, whereas they might be associated with specific adverse events in this population. The study investigated their prevalence in these patients. Secondary objectives were to identify risk factors for misuse of benzodiazepines, and its impact.

Methods

A cohort study was based on the hospital's electronic patient records and conducted in patients aged 18 years and over and admitted to a psychiatric hospital. They were followed up for 84 days or until the end of hospitalisation. Four variables of misuse were built: excessive duration of treatment, type of product, excessive dosage and concomitant benzodiazepines. Backward stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis was

SUBMITTER: Panes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7080629 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature