Serious outcomes associated with overdose of medicines containing barbiturates for treatment of insomnia

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 Sep;68(9):721. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12198. Epub 2014 May 28.

Authors

Shuntaro Ando¹, Daisuke Yasugi, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Sho Kanata, Kiyoto Kasai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. [email protected].

PMID: 24773618
DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12198

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Barbiturates / adverse effects
Barbiturates / poisoning*
Barbiturates / therapeutic use
Drug Overdose / psychology*
Female
Humans
Japan
Male
Risk Factors
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / drug therapy
Suicide / statistics & numerical data
Young Adult

Substances

Barbiturates