Relationship between benzodiazepine prescription, aggressive behavior, and behavioral disinhibition: a retrospective study in a Swiss prison

• Main Authors: Stéphanie Baggio (Author), Vladan Starcevic (Author), Patrick Heller (Author), Karen Brändle (Author), Irina Franke (Author), Andreas Schneeberger (Author), Anna Buadze (Author), Alex Gamma (Author), Roman Schleifer (Author), Laurent Gétaz (Author), Hans Wolff (Author), Michael Liebrenz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed in prisons amidst the controversies surrounding their potential role in causing behavioral disinhibition and aggressive behavior and their association with use and trafficking of illicit and addictive substances. The present study aimed to...