Catatonia after benzodiazepine withdrawal

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-319

  Rosebush, Patricia I ^a   Mazurek, Michael F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CATATONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CATATONIA; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030037836     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199608000-00007     Document Type: Article

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