Evaluation of the Short-Term Treatment of Insomnia in Out-Patients with 15 Milligrams of Quazepam

@article{Mendels1983EvaluationOT,
  title={Evaluation of the Short-Term Treatment of Insomnia in Out-Patients with 15 Milligrams of Quazepam},
  author={Joseph Mendels and Stephen L. Stern},
  journal={Journal of International Medical Research},
  year={1983},
  volume={11},
  pages={155 - 161}
}
  • J. Mendels, S. Stern
  • Published 1 May 1983
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • Journal of International Medical Research
The short-term safety and hypnotic efficacy of 15 mg of quazepam was compared with that of placebo in a double-blind study in sixty out-patients with insomnia. All patients received placebo for 3 consecutive nights to establish a baseline; for the next 5 nights thirty patients received quazepam and thirty received placebo. The results indicated that quazepam was significantly more effective than placebo in terms of quantity and quality of sleep and that quazepam was effective on the first night… 
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