Chronic Use Of Diazepam In Primary Healthcare Centers: User Profile And Usage Pattern.

dc.creatorRibeiro, Carmen Sylvia
dc.creatorAzevedo, Renata Cruz Soares
dc.creatorSilva, Viviane Franco da
dc.creatorBotega, Neury José
dc.date2007-Sep
dc.date2015-11-27T13:10:40Z
dc.date2015-11-27T13:10:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T01:05:50Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T01:05:50Z
dc.identifierSão Paulo Medical Journal = Revista Paulista De Medicina. v. 125, n. 5, p. 270-4, 2007-Sep.
dc.identifier1516-3180
dc.identifier
dc.identifierhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18094893
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/197553
dc.identifier18094893
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1297786
dc.descriptionChronic use of benzodiazepines is frequent in general practice. The aim of this study was to describe the usage pattern and profile of chronic users of diazepam who had been consuming this drug for a minimum of thirty-six months continuously. This was a descriptive study (survey and clinical assessment) at five primary healthcare centers in Campinas, Brazil. Psychotropic drug control books revealed 48 eligible patients. Among these, 41 were assessed by means of the Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD) and a questionnaire on usage pattern. Most patients were women (85.4%). The patients' mean age was 57.6 years, and they were from the social strata C (39%), D (54%) and E (7%). The mean length of diazepam consumption was 10 years. The patients presented a lack of prescription compliance and had made frustrated attempts to stop using the drug. 55.5% said their doctor had never given any guidance on the effects of the drug. According to SCAN, 25 patients (61%) suffered from depressive disorders; only 12 cases of benzodiazepine dependence were detected by this instrument. There is a need to improve the detection and treatment of mental disorders, as well as to prevent inappropriate prescription and use of benzodiazepines. Diazepam dependence has distinctive characteristics that make it undetected by SCAN.
dc.description125
dc.description270-4
dc.languageeng
dc.relationSão Paulo Medical Journal = Revista Paulista De Medicina
dc.relationSao Paulo Med J
dc.rightsaberto
dc.rights
dc.sourcePubMed
dc.subjectAnti-anxiety Agents
dc.subjectAnxiety Disorders
dc.subjectDepressive Disorder
dc.subjectDiazepam
dc.subjectDrug Utilization
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPatient Dropouts
dc.subjectPhysician-patient Relations
dc.subjectPrimary Health Care
dc.subjectProfessional Practice
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSubstance-related Disorders
dc.titleChronic Use Of Diazepam In Primary Healthcare Centers: User Profile And Usage Pattern.
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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