A request for benzodiazepines.
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.
Broughton
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Derrett
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Tyrer
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D001569:Benzodiazepines; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
D001569:Benzodiazepines