Trends in prescriptions for sedative –hypnotics among Korean adults: a nationwide prescription database study for 2011–2015

ConclusionsBenzodiazepine prescriptions as well as those for antipsychotics and antidepressants to treat insomnia increased during 2011 –2015 in Korea. Monitoring the use of sedative–hypnotics at the national level is necessary, especially in the elderly population.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research