Does the Prescription of Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Drugs Increase Mortality in Older Adults?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Jun;63(6):1263-5. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13466.

Authors

Juliette Pinot¹, Marie Herr¹, Jean-Marie Robine², Philippe Aegerter¹, Jean-Jacques Arvieu³, Joel Ankri¹

Affiliations

¹ INSERM UMR 1168: Aging and chronic diseases. Epidemiological and public health approaches, Université Versailles Saint Quentin, Paris, France.
² INSERM U988 and U1198, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris and Montpellier, France.
³ AG2R La Mondiale, Direction des Etudes, Prévoyance Individuelle et Incendie, Accidents et Risques Divers, Paris, France.

PMID: 26096409
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13466

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Anxiety Agents / adverse effects*
Cohort Studies
Female
France
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives / adverse effects*
Male
Mortality*
Proportional Hazards Models

Substances

Anti-Anxiety Agents
Hypnotics and Sedatives