Characteristics of high-dose benzodiazepine use: nationwide cohort study on new benzodiazepine users with 5-year follow-up
Clinicians should be aware of the dose escalation risk especially when prescribing diazepam, alprazolam or clonazepam for psychiatric indications. If BZDRs are needed, our findings suggest favouring oxazepam.
Authors
- Solja Niemelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-9161)
- Tero Taiminen
- Hanna Särkilä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-0586)
- Leena Saastamoinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0887-0137)
- Reijo Sund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6268-8117)
- Terhi Kurko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3672-6628)
- Heidi T. Taipale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-934X)
- Jarmo A. Hietala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-6780)
- Jari Tiihonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0400-6798)
- Antti Tanskanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9065-0960)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Social Insurance Institution (FI)
- Niuvanniemi Hospital (FI)
- Stockholm County Council (SE)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.780
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.03
Funders
- Itä-Suomen Yliopisto
- Alkoholitutkimussäätiö
- Kommunfullmäktige, Stockholms Stad
- Karolinska Institutet
- Turun Yliopisto
- Turun Yliopistollisen Keskussairaalan Koulutus- ja Tutkimussäätiö
- Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala