Study finds no more than minor increase in mortality risk from benzodiazepines

A retrospective cohort study comparing outcomes for initiators and noninitiators of benzodiazepines has found at most a minor increase of all‐cause mortality associated with initiation. Researchers proposed that residual confounding probably accounts for at least part of the increased risk. Study results were published online July 6 in BMJ.

Source: The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update - October 25, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Anxiety Treatment Source Type: research