Benzodiazepine Dependence, Toxicity, and Abuse

Download or read book Benzodiazepine Dependence, Toxicity, and Abuse written by American Psychiatric Association and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 1990 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, patients, lay publications, and consumer groups have expressed concern about whether benzodiazepines are overprescribed. Psychiatrists have raised questions about the potential for these medications -- especially some of the newer, high-potency, short half-life compounds -- to produce serious side effects as well as to induce drug dependence. Benzodiazepine Dependence, Toxicity, and Abuse provides clinicians with a review of the available information on the potential hazards of benzodiazepine treatment and offers suggestions for the rational prescription of these medications.