title: Nonpharmacological Alternatives to Benzodiazepine Drugs for the Treatment of Anxiety in Outpatient Populations: A Literature Review.
abstract: Overuse of benzodiazepine drugs to treat anxiety, mood, and sleep disorders is a growing problem in clinical practice. GABAergic medications (benzodiazepine drugs in particular) have side effects, drug interactions, and the potential to create tolerance and dependence in users. GABA-enhancing dietary supplements have similar and unique risks. Natural, non-chemical, anxiolytic treatments exist and can be safely recommended to patients. Three such treatments have been the focus of study in the past 20 years: mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Growing evidence exists that these treatments can be safely recommended to patients with anxiety. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 54(8), 35-42.].
authors.forename: Lois M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.forename: Amy Irene
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Whitburn
authors.forename: Alexander G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Platt-Koch
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017008:Negotiating / Q000523:psychology; D015013:Yoga / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines