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Benzodiazepine withdrawal among chronic daytime users in general practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mark Ashworth  and
Michael King
Mark Ashworth*
Affiliation:
Department of General Practice, UMDS, London SE1 9RT
Michael King
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG
*
Hurley Clinic, Ebenezer House, Kennington Lane, London SE11 4HJ
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Withdrawal of chronic day-time users from benzodiazepines is rarely attempted in general practice because patients are considered more dependent on their medication than analogous night-time users. Our aim was to evaluate two forms of brief intervention by general practitioners to reduce intake of benzodiazepines in chronic day-time users. A subsidiary aim was the development of a booklet to help patients with benzodiazepine withdrawal.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 77 - 78
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

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