TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term outcome of two forms of randomised benzodiazepine discontinuation
AU - Oude Voshaar, R. C.
AU - Gorgels, W. J.M.J.
AU - Mol, A. J.J.
AU - Van Balkom, A. J.L.M.
AU - Mulder, J.
AU - Van De Lisdonk, E. H.
AU - Breteler, M. H.M.
AU - Zitman, F. G.
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - About two-thirds of long-term users of benzodiazepines in the population are able to discontinue this drug with the aid of supervised programmes for tapering off. Little is known about the long-term outcome of such programmes, and they have never been compared with usual care. After a 15-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial comparing such a programme with and without psychotherapy with usual care, we found significantly higher longitudinal abstinence rates in long-term benzodiazepine users who received a benzodiazepine tapering-off programme without psychotherapy (25 out of 69, 36%) compared with those who received usual care (5 out of 33, 15%; P=0.03).
AB - About two-thirds of long-term users of benzodiazepines in the population are able to discontinue this drug with the aid of supervised programmes for tapering off. Little is known about the long-term outcome of such programmes, and they have never been compared with usual care. After a 15-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial comparing such a programme with and without psychotherapy with usual care, we found significantly higher longitudinal abstinence rates in long-term benzodiazepine users who received a benzodiazepine tapering-off programme without psychotherapy (25 out of 69, 36%) compared with those who received usual care (5 out of 33, 15%; P=0.03).
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.105.012039
DO - https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.105.012039
M3 - Article
C2 - 16449709
SN - 0007-1250
VL - 188
SP - 188
EP - 189
JO - British journal of psychiatry
JF - British journal of psychiatry
IS - FEB.
ER -