Psych News Alert | Anxiolytics

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Following a Pre-COVID Decline, Benzodiazepine Prescriptions for Older Adults Now Plateauing

7/8/26 1:29 PM

Benzodiazepine prescribing for older adults has declined 18% overall from 2015 to 2024, but prescrib...

Psychotropic Polypharmacy Rose in Youth With Medicaid Over Five-Year Study

8/15/24 12:00 AM

More Children, Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Receiving Psychotropic Medication, Study Finds

10/5/23 12:00 AM

Patients With Mental Illness Found Less Likely to Undergo Recommended Colorectal Screening

10/11/22 12:00 AM

Women With Mental Illness Are Less Likely to Receive Mammograms, Study Finds

12/29/20 12:00 AM

Study Highlights Long-Term Use of Psychiatric Medications

12/12/16 12:00 AM

About one in six adults in the United States reported taking at least one psychiatric medication in ...

Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Medications Associated With Increased Mortality Risk, Study Finds

4/7/14 12:00 AM

In a study published in the British Medical Journal, researchers at Warwick Medical School in the Un...

Antidepressants, Anxiolytics Most Likely to Be Prescribed Without Diagnosis

9/5/13 12:00 AM

More than half of individuals who are prescribed psychotropic medications do not have a documented p...