Benzodiazepine dependence.
Anxiety is a common clinical problem and benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed. As many as 200,000 people in the UK may be dependent on benzodiazepines. Dependency is best prevented by carefully monitored, short-term prescription of these drugs, but only where non-drug treatments have been found to be ineffective.
Livingston
M G
MG
University of Glasgow.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003663:Decision Trees; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D001569:Benzodiazepines