High prevalence of benzodiazepine dependence in out-patient users, based on the DSM-III-R and ICD-10 criteria
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High prevalence of benzodiazepine dependence in out-patient users, based on the DSM-III-R and ICD-10 criteria.
Despite the fact that there have been many reports on benzodiazepine (BZD) dependence, consensus about its definition has not been reached. Reliable prevalence data to estimate the dependence liability of BZDs are therefore lacking. This study is the first to assess the prevalence of BZD dependence in out-patient BZD users (115-general practice (GP) patients, 124 psychiatric out-patients and 33...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0001-690X,1600-0447
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09911.x