Mental disorders associated with benzodiazepine use among older primary care attenders: A regional survey

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 308-315

  Balestrieri, Matteo ^a,b   Marcon, Gabriella ^a   Samani, Fabio ^c   Marini, Monica ^d   Sessa, Emiliano ^e   Gelatti, Umberto ^d   Donato, Francesco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c SIMG   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e Health Search   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Drug prescription; Mental disorders; Primary care; Survey

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZODIAZEPINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 27644521967     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0899-9     Document Type: Review

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