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 ...

Objective To test the hypothesis that people taking anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs are at increased risk of premature mortality, using primary care prescription records and after adjusting for a wide ...

Objective: Insufficient coping with stress may lead to increased susceptibility for disease and death. Use of anxiolytic-hypnotic drugs has been suggested as a coping strategy, and some opinions have ...

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 ...

Alcoholism, if left untreated, could have dangerous repercussions. Thus, it is no surprise that there are a range of drugs developed to treat this condition. Of these drugs, disulfiram (DSF) is ...

Traditional medicine has long used aromatic plant-derived compounds such as lavender extract as treatments for anxiety, but how these compounds might work at the neuronal level isn’t fully understood.

Anxiety, commonly termed as a feeling of fear, dread, and restlessness, is a perfectly normal reaction to stressful situations. However, a state of heightened anxiety, which is the reality for ...