The acute and chronic performance effects of alprazolam and lorazepam in the elderly: Relationship to duration of treatment and self-rated sedation

Psychopharmacology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-153

  Nunzio Pomara, M D ^a  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Elderly; Lorazepam; Performance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SEDATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031865306     PISSN: 00485764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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