Long-term use of benzodiazepines: Definitions, prevalence and usage patterns - a systematic review of register-based studies - UTU Tutkimustietojärjestelmä

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Long-term use of benzodiazepines: Definitions, prevalence and usage patterns - a systematic review of register-based studies

Tekijät: Kurko TAT, Saastamoinen LK, Tahkapaa S, Tuulio-Henriksson A, Taiminen T, Tiihonen J, Airaksinen MS, Hietala J

Kustantaja: ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER

Julkaisuvuosi: 2015

Journal: European Psychiatry

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY

Lehden akronyymi: EUR PSYCHIAT

Vuosikerta: 30

Numero: 8

Aloitussivu: 1037

Lopetussivu: 1047

Sivujen määrä: 11

ISSN: 0924-9338

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.09.003

Tiivistelmä

Conclusions: Long-term BZD use is common and a clinical reality. Uniform definitions for "long-term", which is in line with population-based evidence, is needed to have more comparable results between studies. Our systematic review suggests that duration of BZD treatment over six months, the most common definition for long-term BZD use in the included studies. As also recommended previously, it is a useful starting point for further analyses on disadvantages but also potential advantages associated with long-term BZD use. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.