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Why benzodiazepines are not going away

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Summary Benzodiazepines are still widely prescribed in psychiatry, mainly for the treatment of anxiety-related disorders. This is not because they are only taken by a hard core component of patients who are addicted and do not need them; it is because they remain the most effective and rapid acting of all drug treatments. Strategies for practitioners to use them more confidently are described.

Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.111.009209

Author: Peter Tyrer

Institutions: Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2316890607