Gradual withdrawal from benzodiazepines in residents of homes for the elderly: Experience and suggestions for future research

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 355-358

  Habraken, H ^a,d   Soenen, K ^a   Blondeel, L ^a   Van Elsen, J ^b   Bourda, J ^b   Coppens, E ^c   Willeput, M ^c  

^a Projekt Farmaka   (Belgium)

^b Gen Practitioners' Formulary Group   (Belgium)

^c Homes Elderly Pub Ctr Social Welf   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behaviour observation scale; Benzodiazepines; Homes for the elderly; Sleep quality; Withdrawal symptoms

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SLEEP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031018143     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050213     Document Type: Article

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