2002
DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v63n0901
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but Benzodiazepines Are Still the Leading Treatments for Anxiety Disorder

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“…For example, 136 million prescriptions were written for ADs and 85 million for BZs and the 10 most frequently prescribed medications for either an anxiety or depression diagnosis include 7 ADs and 3 BZs, alprazolam, lorazepam and diazepam (clonazepam was not included in this survey as its use was coded under ‘convulsive disorders'). This 2007 prescribing pattern is very similar to the one reported by Stahl [4 ]for 2001.…”
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“…For example, 136 million prescriptions were written for ADs and 85 million for BZs and the 10 most frequently prescribed medications for either an anxiety or depression diagnosis include 7 ADs and 3 BZs, alprazolam, lorazepam and diazepam (clonazepam was not included in this survey as its use was coded under ‘convulsive disorders'). This 2007 prescribing pattern is very similar to the one reported by Stahl [4 ]for 2001.…”
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“…For example, benzodiazepines are found to be ineffective for the treatment of PTSD. However, consistent with previous findings, 14,25,26 the results of the present study indicate that benzodiazepines are used more frequently than SSRIs in the treatment of most anxiety disorders. The reasons for this discrepancy between guideline-recommended care and the findings of naturalistic studies are unknown.…”
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confidence: 93%
“…1,2,5,6 Furthermore, treatments for one anxiety disorder are often the same as for another, and the same malfunctioning circuits are implicated in symptoms of fear and worry across many anxiety disorders. [5][6][7][8][9] Thus, the emphasis now is on deconstructing anxiety disorders into their individual symptoms. 7,9,10 Different Types of Fear in Different Anxiety Disorders?…”
Section: Overlapping Symptoms Overlapping Circuitsmentioning
confidence: 99%