Development of long term use of psychotropic drugs by general practice patients

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 296, Issue 6617, 1988, Pages 251-254

  Bridges Webb, Charles ^d   Kehoe, Linda ^a   Lansbury, Gwenda ^a   Chancellor, Alan H B ^a  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS, BENZODIAZEPINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023836017     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.296.6617.251     Document Type: Article

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