title: Panic disorders and the listing of alprazolam on authority on the PBS. Beware of overdiagnosis.
abstract: The RACGP guidelines on benzodiazepine use (Table 2) were endorsed in March 1993, and drew on the experience of hundreds of general practitioners. Following them should ensure that there is a rational response to the new listing.
authors.affiliation: School of Community Medicine, University of New South Wales.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mant
mesh_terms: D000525:Alprazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000525:Alprazolam