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lorazepam and Hysteria

lorazepam has been researched along with Hysteria in 6 studies

Lorazepam: A benzodiazepine used as an anti-anxiety agent with few side effects. It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.

Hysteria: Historical term for a chronic, but fluctuating, disorder beginning in early life and characterized by recurrent and multiple somatic complaints not apparently due to physical illness. This diagnosis is not used in contemporary practice.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"After the preliminary successful use of injectable lorazepam in calming 20 patients who presented with acute anxiety crises, a formal study of 115 other such patients was carried out."7.66Management of acute anxiety syndrome with parenterally administered lorazepam. ( Gómez-Lozano, P, 1978)
"After the preliminary successful use of injectable lorazepam in calming 20 patients who presented with acute anxiety crises, a formal study of 115 other such patients was carried out."3.66Management of acute anxiety syndrome with parenterally administered lorazepam. ( Gómez-Lozano, P, 1978)
"Both pseudoseizures and hysterical stridor are associated commonly with sexual abuse, eating disorders, depression, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders."1.32Pseudoseizures and hysterical stridor. ( Kaufman, KR; Mohebati, A; Sotolongo, A, 2004)

Research

Studies (6)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19904 (66.67)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (16.67)29.6817
2010's1 (16.67)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Miljevic, CD1
Kecojevic-Miljevic, S1
Crnobaric, C1
Lecic-Tosevski, D1
Kaufman, KR1
Mohebati, A1
Sotolongo, A1
Korsgaard, S1
Gomez-Lozano, P2
Dubnitskaia, EB1
Basov, AM1

Trials

2 trials available for lorazepam and Hysteria

ArticleYear
Intravenous lorazepam in the acute anxiety crisis: a preliminary report on 60 cases.
    Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental, 1976, Volume: 19, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Clinical Trials as T

1976
[Use of phenazepam in the treatment of neurotic conditions].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1978, Volume: 78, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Affective Symptoms; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Benzodiazepines; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Clin

1978

Other Studies

4 other studies available for lorazepam and Hysteria

ArticleYear
A rare case of male hysteria - hemiparesis successfully treated with amitriptyline.
    Psychiatria Danubina, 2011, Volume: 23, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Amitriptyline; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Antidepressive

2011
Pseudoseizures and hysterical stridor.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2004, Volume: 5, Issue:2

    Topics: Academic Medical Centers; Adult; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents, Second

2004
[Abuse of lorazepam (Temesta)].
    Ugeskrift for laeger, 1976, Jan-12, Volume: 138, Issue:3

    Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Female; Humans; Hysteria; Lorazepam; Middle Aged; Substance-Related Disorders

1976
Management of acute anxiety syndrome with parenterally administered lorazepam.
    The Journal of international medical research, 1978, Volume: 6, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Female; Humans; Hysteria;

1978