Sedative-, hypnotic-, or anxiolytic- (SHA-) related disorders include SHA intoxication, SHA withdrawal, and SHA-use disorder. These disorders result from abuse of a class of medications known as ...

Prescribed use of anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives, or antidepressants was associated with a significantly increased risk for future development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and a worse ...

Use of common psychiatric medications (anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives, and antidepressants) is linked to a higher risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and poorer outcomes ...

Anxiety disorders are frequently diagnosed chronic, disabling conditions that impose enormous societal costs. The main anxiety syndromes include panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, ...

Anxiety over the tense geopolitical situation, Israel’s political and economic future, and post-Covid stress have added to everyday worries, which has led to a significant increase in prescription ...

Scientists have discovered how low-dose anxiolytics increase the social competitiveness of high-anxious individuals by boosting the energy output of mitochondria in an area of the mammalian brain that ...

Cancer survivors used antidepressants and anxiolytics more often than other US adults, according to recent data from the National Health Interview Survey. But non-Hispanic Black survivors were ...

Benzodiazepines, such as diazepam, are commonly prescribed to control anxiety, and act by enhancing the action of the neurotransmitter GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) at the brain GABA A receptor complex ...