TY - JOUR T1 - Patients' perceptions of psychotropic drugs JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 107 LP - 112 VL - 31 IS - 223 AU - Cecil G. Helman Y1 - 1981/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/31/223/107.abstract N2 - 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. ER -