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oxazepam and Dementia

oxazepam has been researched along with Dementia in 8 studies

Oxazepam: A benzodiazepine used in the treatment of anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and insomnia.
oxazepam : A 1,4-benzodiazepinone that is 1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one substituted by a chloro group at position 7, a hydroxy group at position 3 and phenyl group at position 5.

Dementia: An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.

Research Excerpts

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"Fifty-nine elderly residents of long-term care facilities who had DSM-III diagnoses of dementia were studied in an 8-week randomized, double-blind comparison trial of haloperidol, oxazepam, and diphenhydramine to test the efficacy of these agents in the treatment of clinically significant behavioral disturbances in patients with dementia."5.06Pharmacologic treatment of noncognitive behavioral disturbances in elderly demented patients. ( Coccaro, EF; Duvvi, K; Giordani, B; Kramer, E; Nora, R; Patel, BM; Rice, CM; Thorne, A; Torres, J; Zemishlany, Z, 1990)

Research

Studies (8)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19904 (50.00)18.7374
1990's2 (25.00)18.2507
2000's1 (12.50)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's1 (12.50)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Osler, M1
Jørgensen, MB1
SANDERS, JF1
Cotroneo, A1
Gareri, P1
Nicoletti, N1
Lacava, R1
Grassone, D1
Maina, E1
De Sarro, G1
Cabodi, S1
Yesavage, J1
Deberdt, R1
Herz, LR1
Volicer, L1
Ross, V1
Rheaume, Y1
Coccaro, EF1
Kramer, E1
Zemishlany, Z1
Thorne, A1
Rice, CM1
Giordani, B1
Duvvi, K1
Patel, BM1
Torres, J1
Nora, R1
Tewfik, GI1
Jain, VK1
Harcup, M1
Magowan, S1

Trials

3 trials available for oxazepam and Dementia

ArticleYear
Pharmacotherapy of agitation in dementia.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 149, Issue:12

    Topics: Dementia; Diphenhydramine; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Oxazepam; Psychomotor Agitation; Thiothixene

1992
Pharmacologic treatment of noncognitive behavioral disturbances in elderly demented patients.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1990, Volume: 147, Issue:12

    Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Dementia; Diphenhydramine; D

1990
Effectiveness of various tranquilisers in the management of senile restlessness.
    Gerontologia clinica, 1970, Volume: 12, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Carbamates; Chlorpromazine; Clinical Trials as Topic; Dementia; Female; Haloperidol; Humans; H

1970

Other Studies

5 other studies available for oxazepam and Dementia

ArticleYear
Associations of Benzodiazepines, Z-Drugs, and Other Anxiolytics With Subsequent Dementia in Patients With Affective Disorders: A Nationwide Cohort and Nested Case-Control Study.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 2020, 06-01, Volume: 177, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Azabicycl

2020
EVALUATION OF OXAZEPAM AND PLACEBO IN EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED AGED PATIENTS.
    Geriatrics, 1965, Volume: 20

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents; Biomedical Research; Dementia; Drug Therapy; Geriatrics; Mental Disorders; Ox

1965
Effectiveness and safety of hypnotic drugs in the treatment of insomnia in over 70-year old people.
    Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2007, Volume: 44 Suppl 1

    Topics: Aged; Cognition Disorders; Dementia; Depression; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Health Status

2007
Dementia: differential diagnosis and treatment.
    Geriatrics, 1979, Volume: 34, Issue:9

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Dementia; Depression; Diagnosis, Differential; Dihydroergotoxine;

1979
Oxazepam in the treatment of anxiety in children and the elderly.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum, 1978, Issue:274

    Topics: Age Factors; Aged; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Child; Dementia; Humans; Hypochondriasis; Oxazepam; P

1978