RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Psychological alternatives to long-term benzodiazepine use
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 279
OP 281
VO 33
IS 250
A1 M. A. Cormack
A1 A. Sinnott
YR 1983
UL http://bjgp.org/content/33/250/279.abstract
AB The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological management of anxiety as an alternative to long-term benzodiazepine medication. Fifty patients were identified who had been taking benzodiazepines continuously for at least one year. No significant differences were found between patients who joined a treatment group and patients who were simply advised by letter to cut down their pills. Patients gave a variety of reasons for initially requiring medication and somewhat different reasons for needing to maintain chemotherapy, which suggested that pill-taking might be self-maintaining through withdrawal symptoms.