RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Patients' perceptions of psychotropic drugs
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 107
OP 112
VO 31
IS 223
A1 Cecil G. Helman
YR 1981
UL http://bjgp.org/content/31/223/107.abstract
AB This pilot study examined patients' perceptions of, and attitudes towards, psychotropic drug-taking. Fifty chronic users of benzodiazepines in two Middlesex group practices were interviewed, and data were collected on their knowledge, experience and expectations of these drugs. The data suggest that psychotropic drug-taking has become an important part of many patients' self-image and of their social relationships, and that these factors should be taken into account when dealing with psychological dependence on psychotropic drugs.