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pubmed:abstractText |
Although the only widely accepted role for benzodiazepines in alcohol dependence is the treatment of withdrawal syndromes, they are frequently prescribed outside of this clinical setting. There is little empirical evidence to guide the rational use of benzodiazepines in the common clinical situation where anxiety disorders are comorbid with alcohol use disorders (AUD). Since January 1989, the Harvard Anxiety Research Program has naturalistically monitored the prospective clinical course of people with anxiety disorders, some of whom had a history of AUD. Earlier research showed that the use of benzodiazepines was not significantly associated with the presence or absence of a history of an AUD over the first year of follow-up. This report extends that investigation.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychiatry, Tucson, Arizona 85723, USA. timothy.mueller@med.va.gov
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Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Multicenter Study,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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