title: A request for benzodiazepines.
abstract: A benzodiazepine-dependent patient may evoked a feeling of guilt in his or her GP. Most doctors now feel that withdrawal, however difficult, should be attempted. In an unmotivated patient this can be a particularly time-consuming and sometimes frustrating, exercise.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Broughton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Derrett
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tyrer
mesh_terms: D001569:Benzodiazepines; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines