The Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Symptom Questionnaire.
A self-report questionnaire is described which records the main symptoms experienced during withdrawal from benzodiazepines in pharmacologically dependent patients. The questionnaire consists of 20 items; evidence is given that these are reasonably independent and are sensitive in detecting withdrawal symptoms from a study of 68 patients undergoing slow withdrawal from benzodiazepines.
Tyrer
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St Charles Hospital, London, U.K.
Murphy
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Riley
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D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011594:Psychometrics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines