Survey of the adjuvant use of benzodiazepines for treating outpatients with schizophrenia.
Year: 1993
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A retrospective survey of the use of benzodiazepines by 149 outpatients with schizophrenia found that 59% were on neuroleptics alone and 41% were receiving both neuroleptics and benzodiazepines. Of the group receiving both, 64% were taking a benzodiazepine as a hypnotic agent; 23% of those were taking alprazolam as an anxiolytic. The patients taking neuroleptics and alprazolam required significantly less neuroleptic medication than the group receiving neuroleptics alone.
Source: PubMed Central
Author: J C Pecknold
Institution: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W304941095