BENZODIAZEPINES ET SOMMEIL ; Benzodiazepines and sleep
peer reviewed ; Benzodiazepines currently represent the most widely prescribed family of hypnotic drugs. They possess obvious advantages: actual hypnotic efficacy, at least with short-term use, low toxicity, and excellent tolerance. However, several side effects need to be mentioned: besides morning drowsiness (which represents the untoward continuation of their sedative properties), anterograde amnesia, increase of daytime anxiety, and rebound insomnia. Moreover, benzodiazepines significantly modify several sleep parameters: they decrease slow wave sleep and delay the first period of REM slee... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1985 |
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Acta Medica Belgica
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Schlagwörter: | Anti Anxiety Agents / Benzodiazepine / Belgium / Europe / United States / Anti-Anxiety Agents / Comparative Study / English Abstract / Human / Hypnotics and Sedatives / Sleep Disorders / Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Social & behavioral sciences / psychology / Treatment & clinical psychology / Sciences sociales & comportementales / psychologie / Traitement & psychologie clinique |
Sprache: | Französisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28534699 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/259755 |
peer reviewed ; Benzodiazepines currently represent the most widely prescribed family of hypnotic drugs. They possess obvious advantages: actual hypnotic efficacy, at least with short-term use, low toxicity, and excellent tolerance. However, several side effects need to be mentioned: besides morning drowsiness (which represents the untoward continuation of their sedative properties), anterograde amnesia, increase of daytime anxiety, and rebound insomnia. Moreover, benzodiazepines significantly modify several sleep parameters: they decrease slow wave sleep and delay the first period of REM sleep. Any hypnotic benzodiazepine should only be prescribed in case of actual need and after exclusion of non-pharmacologic means. The 'softest' agent, at the lowest dose, and during the shortest period should always be preferred.