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Triazolam as a hypnotic for geriatric patients
Author(s) -
Dehlin O.,
Björnson G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb00345.x
Subject(s) - triazolam , hypnotic , psychomotor learning , nitrazepam , medicine , sleep (system call) , psychology , sleep quality , anesthesia , psychiatry , insomnia , diazepam , benzodiazepine , cognition , receptor , computer science , operating system
‐ Triazolam 0.25 mg was compared with nitrazepam 5 mg as a hypnotic for 26 geriatric inpatients in a double‐blind cross‐over study. Sleep quantity and quality and psychomotor performance were studied. The sleep quantity and quality were similar for both drugs. There were no statistically significant differences between the two drugs in the psychomotor tests. The results are in contrast to results from other studies and might be explained by the composition of the patient material in the present study.