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Benzodiazepine Treatment and Fracture Risk in Young Persons With Anxiety Disorders
Journal article

Benzodiazepine Treatment and Fracture Risk in Young Persons With Anxiety Disorders

Greta A Bushnell, Tobias Gerhard, Stephen Crystal and Mark Olfson
Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.146(1), p.e20193478
07/2020
PMID: 32499386

Abstract

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In this study, we observed an elevated fracture rate in children with anxiety disorders initiating benzodiazepine treatment compared to SSRI treatment, with no increase in young adults.

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