Long-term outcome of two forms of randomised benzodiazepine discontinuation

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue FEB., 2006, Pages 188-189

  Oude Voshaar, R C ^a   Gorgels, W J M J ^a   Mol, A J J ^a   Van Balkom, A J L M ^b   Mulder, J ^a   Van De Lisdonk, E H ^a   Breteler, M H M ^a   Zitman, F G ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31644441422     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.012039     Document Type: Article

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