Adverse effects of benzodiazepines in psychiatric outpatients

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-107

  Arbanas, Goran ^a   Arbanas, Dahna ^b   Dujam, Kata ^a  

^a KARLOVAC GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b Karlovac Country Pharmacy   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Benzodiazepines; Prevalence of use

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MEDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; AMNESIA; BRADYKINESIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PATIENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVOUSNESS; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADULT; ALPRAZOLAM; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CROATIA; DIAZEPAM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 63649110822     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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