Benzodiazepine use in the elderly: An indicator for inappropriately treated geriatric depression?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 563-569

  Assem Hilger, Eva ^a   Jungwirth, Susanne ^b   Weissgram, Silvia ^b   Kirchmeyr, Walter ^b   Fischer, Peter ^a,b   Barnas, Christian ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Depression; Old age; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CASE REPORT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SENESCENCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 67649386347     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2155     Document Type: Article

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