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Race, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample
Dore S, Weleff J, Anand A, Thompson N, Barnett B. Race, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample. General Hospital Psychiatry 2023, 85: 28-34. PMID: 37729721, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBenzodiazepinesEconomic StatusHumansPrescriptionsPrimary Health CareRetrospective StudiesConceptsAmerican patientsAsian American patientsPatient characteristicsBenzodiazepine prescriptionsWhite patientsCohort of patientsEconomic statusMultivariate logistic regressionAfrican American patientsPrescription of benzodiazepinesLow-income zip codesPatient's economic statusPrimary care contextPrimary care samplePrimary care visitsPrimary care clinicsLower-income patientsRetrospective studyPrescribed benzodiazepinesPatientsBenzodiazepinesCare sampleBenzodiazepine prescribingCare clinicsCare visitsClinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review
Weleff J, Kovacevich A, Burson J, Nero N, Anand A. Clinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 407-417. PMID: 37579098, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBaclofenBenzodiazepinesFemaleGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansMaleSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsWithdrawal casesClinical presentationConcomitant substance useLength of hospital stayAverage length of hospital staySystematic treatment protocolCochrane Library databasesAtypical antipsychoticsComprehensive literature searchSubstance useAddictive agentHospital stayPublished casesBenzodiazepinesPhenibutLibrary databasesToxicity casesAntipsychoticsTreatment protocolsPsychosisWithdrawalMultiple medicationsAverage ageMental statusMovement disordersAn Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Healthcare System from 2019-2020
Weleff J, Anand A, Squeri M, Sieke R, Thompson N, Barnett B. An Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Healthcare System from 2019-2020. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2023, 56: 245-256. PMID: 36940298, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2191610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzodiazepine prescribingBenzodiazepine prescriptionsPrimary care visitsPrimary care patientsPrimary care providersEffect sizePrimary care settingPost-lockdownBenzodiazepine prescribing ratesMultivariate logistic regressionCare visitsCare providersCare settingsPrescription receiptRetrospective cohort studyCare patientsRacial disparitiesPrescribing ratesNational ratesHealthcare systemAdult patientsDiagnosis codesCocaine use disorderCohort studyPrescribing
2022
Management of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient
Wainblat E, Weleff J, Anand A. Management of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 67-74. PMID: 36266201, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBenzodiazepinesGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansHypnotics and SedativesMaleSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsUse disorderAlcohol use disorderAnxiolytic use disorderWorsen affective disordersAffective disordersPhysiological dependenceMisuse substancesNootropic propertiesWithdrawal managementAlleviate anxietyFood and Drug AdministrationDisordersPhenibutWithdrawalAddictionClinical effectsGeriatric patientsDrug AdministrationGeriatric populationDrug profileAlcoholAnxietyBenzodiazepinesAnxiolysisInsomnia