TY - JOUR
T1 - Benzodiazepine discontinuation among community-dwelling older people
T2 - A population-based cohort study
AU - Bell, J. Simon
AU - Lavikainen, Piia
AU - Korhonen, Mikko
AU - Hartikainen, Sirpa
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Long-term use of benzodiazepines has been associated with advancing age, female gender, depression, and use of more than two other prescription drugs. Discontinuing benzodiazepines may improve body stability and daytime cognition without causing distressing withdrawal symptoms or emergent sleep difficulties. The objective of this study was to investigate benzodiazepine discontinuation in the municipality of Leppävirta in eastern Finland from 2006 to 2008.
AB - Long-term use of benzodiazepines has been associated with advancing age, female gender, depression, and use of more than two other prescription drugs. Discontinuing benzodiazepines may improve body stability and daytime cognition without causing distressing withdrawal symptoms or emergent sleep difficulties. The objective of this study was to investigate benzodiazepine discontinuation in the municipality of Leppävirta in eastern Finland from 2006 to 2008.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00228-010-0897-z
DO - 10.1007/s00228-010-0897-z
M3 - Letter
C2 - 20842354
AN - SCOPUS:79151473559
VL - 67
SP - 105
EP - 106
JO - European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
SN - 0031-6970
IS - 1
ER -