Use of medication for insomnia or anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 percent

Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 04:35 in Health & Medicine

Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36%, according to a study conducted by Genevičve Belleville, a professor at Universite Laval's School of Psychology. The details of this study are published in the latest edition of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

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