Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of Anxiety

Karl Rickels, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 36, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1982.36.3.358

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In view of the conservative pattern of benzodiazepine use, its efficacy as a therapeutic alternative, and the relatively low incidence of tolerance and physical-dependence effects associated with benzodiazepine use in therapeutic doses, it is argued that the time has come to consider cost-benefit ratios when discussing the use of benzodiazepines for the treatment of anxiety.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 36 • Number 3 • 1982, pp. 287–433

Pages: 358 - 370

PubMed: 6128929

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Published in print: 1982, pp. 287–433

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Karl Rickels, M.D.^†

Philadelphia, PA.

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The preparation of this paper was supported in part by USPHS Grant MH-08957. This paper was presented in part at the 22nd Emil A. Gutheil Memorial Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, October 25, 1981, New York, N.Y.

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Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Stuart and Emily Mudd Professor of Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 203 Piersol Building, Philadelphia, PA. 19104.

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Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of Anxiety

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