Effects of long-term benzodiazepine medication. A prospective cohort study: Methodological and clinical aspects

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 492-497

  Nystroøm, Curt ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Coping; Crisis reaction; Defence mechanisms; Psychiatric outpatients

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29144490588     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500360864     Document Type: Article

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