Guidelines Circulated for the Prescription of Benzodiazepines Are Out of Synch with Clinical Practice and Evidence-Based Reviews

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Fogelson D.

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Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Article / Publication Details

Received: October 24, 2022
Accepted: October 27, 2022
Published online: December 22, 2022

Number of Print Pages: 2
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0

ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)

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Received: October 24, 2022
Accepted: October 27, 2022
Published online: December 22, 2022

Number of Print Pages: 2
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0

ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)

For additional information: https://www.karger.com/PPS

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