Modificações nos padrões de consumo de psicofármacos em localidade do Sul do Brasil

Rodrigues, Maria Aparecida; Facchini, Luiz Augusto; Lima, Maurí­cio Silva de

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“…[12][13][14][15] Populationbased studies on the consumption of these medications have been accomplished on younger individuals, 16,17 and the benzodiazepine consumption was investigated in a much wider context, which was the use of psychopharmacs. [18][19][20] The population-based studies showed benzodiazepines as the most commonly used psychopharmacs in the adult population, [17][18][19][20] and among these, Diazepam was the most used chemical substance. 16,18,19 In these studies, the consumption of benzodiazepines was higher among women, 16,17 among older subjects and among the wealthy.…”

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Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with benzodiazepines use among community dwelling older adults: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS)

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Introduction Fear or anxious apprehension are emotional responses to danger or threat. For thousands of years humans have used diverse substances to alleviate this negative emotional state. One of the first tranquilizers used, and which continues to be consumed until today, is alcohol; others followed, such as barbiturates, bromides and meprobamates. 1 Since they were released in the market in 1960, the benzodiazepines became the most prescribed drugs and the most used to combat anxiety and insomnia in the whole world.2 This use stemmed from their efficiency, security, and lower potential to cause dependence, their tolerance as well as wide therapeutic applicability. 3 Nonetheless, the use of benzodiazepines has been associated with several adverse effects, such as motor disturbances, falls, daytime sleepiness and cognitive decline. The modifications in metabolism which accompany the ageing process make the elderly an especially vulnerable age group to these undesirable medication effects, 3 which are even worse when long half-life benzodiazepines are used for prolonged periods, especially when not accompanied by an adequate clinical monitoring. 4 The use of benzodiazepines is frequent among the elderly. Although a decrease in prescribing benzodiazepines for the elderly has been observed in some studies, 5,6 population-based studies continue to demonstrate high prevalences in the consumption of these medications in developed countries, and levels ranged from 20.0% in Canada 7 to 31.9% in France.8 With respect to the type of benzodiazepines most used, there is a diversity of results in different countries.8-10 It has been described that female gender is the sociodemographic characteristic most consistently found to be associated with the use of benzodiazepines among the elderly. 5,6,8,9,11 Brazilian epidemiological studies on the use of benzodiazepines among the elderly dealt with selected populations and/or investigated specific associations, such as the occurrence of falls.12-15 Populationbased studies on the consumption of these medications have been accomplished on younger individuals, 16,17 and the benzodiazepine consumption was investigated in a much wider context, which was the use of psychopharmacs. [18][19][20] The population-based studies showed benzodiazepines as the most commonly used psychopharmacs in the adult population, [17][18][19][20] and among these, Diazepam was the most used chemical substance. 16,18,19 In these studies, the consumption of benzodiazepines was higher among women, 16,17 among older subjects and among the wealthy. 17To our knowledge, there are no Brazilian studies on the profile of use of benzodiazepines among community-dwelling older adults. As the use of these medications among the elderly is more frequent and involves greater risks and taking into consideration the rapid aging of the Brazilian population, 21 it is important to investigate this question in greater detail in this country.The present study has the following objectives: 1) to determine the prevalence of be...

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“…[18][19][20] The population-based studies showed benzodiazepines as the most commonly used psychopharmacs in the adult population, [17][18][19][20] and among these, Diazepam was the most used chemical substance. 16,18,19 In these studies, the consumption of benzodiazepines was higher among women, 16,17 among older subjects and among the wealthy.…”

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Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with benzodiazepines use among community dwelling older adults: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS)

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“…Estes podem implicar viés de informação por dependerem da capacidade de memorização dos dados (Rodrigues, Facchini, & Lima, 2006). O viés é ampliado pelo fato dos usuários de crack terem potencial para comprometimento das funções cognitivas (Cunha, Nicastri, Gomes, Moino, & Peluso, 2004) e, também, porque os grupos que são comparados lidam com intervalos distintos entre a entrevista e os últimos seis meses de consumo.…”

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Padrão de uso e possibilidade de cessação do consumo do crack: estudo transversal

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“…All patients with mental disorders who are assisted within the SUS are entitled to receive the basic mental health medications gratis, which makes these therapeutic agents available to the lowest social classes (26)(27)(28) .…”

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Perfil dos usuários de serviços de Saúde Mental do município de Lorena - São Paulo

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Objectives: To identify the user profile in the Outpatient Mental Health and Psychosocial Care Center of Lorena -São Paulo. Methods: A descriptive exploratory study with data collected from medical records of 5,830 users of both services for mental health. Results: We analyzed 5,490 outpatient medical records, and 340 from the Psychosocial Care Center. In the outpatient clinic, 68% of users were women and in the Psychosocial Care Center, 61% were men. Prevalent diagnoses in the outpatient clinic were: neurotic disorders, stress-related and somatoform disorders; in the Psychosocial Care Center, they were disorders arising from the use of psychoactive substances. The medications most commonly prescribed in the clinic were antidepressants, and in the Psychosocial Care Center, antipsychotics. Conclusion: It was noted that mental health services are delivered in a manner that is disjointed from primary care, and it is necessary to implement a support matrix in this city.

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Modificações nos padrões de consumo de psicofármacos em localidade do Sul do Brasil

Cited by 76 publications

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Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with benzodiazepines use among community dwelling older adults: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS)

Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with benzodiazepines use among community dwelling older adults: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS)

Padrão de uso e possibilidade de cessação do consumo do crack: estudo transversal

Perfil dos usuários de serviços de Saúde Mental do município de Lorena - São Paulo

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