Social-cognitive predictors of intended and actual benzodiazepine cessation among chronic benzodiazepine users

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1091-1103

  Ten Wolde, Geeske B ^a   Dijkstra, Arie ^b   Empelen, Pepijn Van ^a   Neven, Arie Knuistingh ^c   Zitman, Frans G ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Disengagement beliefs; Outcome expectations; Self efficacy; Social norm; Social cognitive determinants

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 46049110087     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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