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Depression following withdrawal from long-term benzodiazepine use: a report of four cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Dele Olajide  and
Malcolm Lader
Dele Olajide
Affiliation:
Psychopharmacology Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
Malcolm Lader*
Affiliation:
Psychopharmacology Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Professor Malcolm Lader, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

Depression following withdrawal from long- or short-term use of benzodiazepines is not uncommon, yet it is under-reported in the benzodiazepine withdrawal literature. Four cases of depressive illness supervening during benzodiazepine withdrawal are reported. Depression may, it is suggested, be an integral part of the benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 1984 , pp. 937 - 940
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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