Reconsidering benzodiazepines in the treatment of panic disorder

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-272

  Starcevic, Vladan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; NOTE; PANIC; SUICIDE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; HUMANS; PANIC DISORDER;

EID: 84863812030     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867411433969     Document Type: Note

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