High dose benzodiazepines prolong reaction times in chronic users who have major depressive and/or anxiety disorders

摘要

AimShort term administration of benzodiazepines (BZD) was found to prolong reaction time (RT) in experimental studies. However, studies on long term BZD use did not always adjust for important confounders and showed inconsistent results. We aimed to identify a possible relationship between long term BZD use and RT in BZD users in this large cross-sectional, observational study.