"Benzodiazepines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of two-ring heterocyclic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to a diazepine ring.
| Descriptor ID |
D001569
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.079.080
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Benzodiazepines".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Benzodiazepines" by people in this website by year, and whether "Benzodiazepines" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1992 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 1993 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1994 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 1998 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 1999 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2000 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 2001 | 10 | 28 | 38 |
| 2002 | 33 | 101 | 134 |
| 2003 | 63 | 148 | 211 |
| 2004 | 119 | 80 | 199 |
| 2005 | 82 | 130 | 212 |
| 2006 | 65 | 165 | 230 |
| 2007 | 75 | 123 | 198 |
| 2008 | 138 | 97 | 235 |
| 2009 | 111 | 89 | 200 |
| 2010 | 135 | 107 | 242 |
| 2011 | 137 | 103 | 240 |
| 2012 | 147 | 99 | 246 |
| 2013 | 151 | 101 | 252 |
| 2014 | 143 | 109 | 252 |
| 2015 | 174 | 101 | 275 |
| 2016 | 149 | 108 | 257 |
| 2017 | 178 | 98 | 276 |
| 2018 | 141 | 85 | 226 |
| 2019 | 45 | 26 | 71 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Benzodiazepines" by people in Profiles.
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Comparing actual and forecasted numbers of unique patients dispensed select medications for opioid use disorder, opioid overdose reversal, and mental health, during the COVID-19 pandemic, United States, January 2019 to May 2020. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 02 01; 219:108486.
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Prompt Use of Benzodiazepines for Anxiety Management in COVID-19-Positive Patients With Tracheostomy. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2020 12 10; 22(6).
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Harm reduction in the time of COVID-19: Case study of homelessness and drug use in Dublin, Ireland. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 01; 87:102966.
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COVID-19 Catatonia-Would We Even Know? Biol Psychiatry. 2020 09 01; 88(5):e19-e21.
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[Recommendations about the Use of Psychotropic Medications during the COVID-19 Pandemic]. Acta Med Port. 2020 Oct 01; 33(10):693-702.
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Weaning From Exogenous Sedation in the Era of COVID-19 Infection: Recommendations for Sedation and Its Discontinuation. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2020 Jul 16; 22(4).
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COVID-19, Medication-Assisted Treatment, and Increased Risk for Further Respiratory Depression. Am J Psychiatry. 2020 07 01; 177(7):636.
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Prevalence of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions for Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 08; 72(8):1081-1086.
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Impact of COVID-19 related policy changes on filling of opioid and benzodiazepine medications. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 01; 17(1):2005-2008.
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Protocolization of Post-Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Pain Control with Elimination of Benzodiazepines and Long-Acting Opioids. Neurosurgery. 2020 05 01; 86(5):717-723.