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High‐Dose Benzodiazepine Therapy in Hospitalized Anxious Patients
Author(s) -
FANN WILLIAM E.,
GARCIA JOSE,
RICHMAN BRUCE W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.92
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1552-4604
pISSN - 0091-2700
DOI - 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1983.tb02711.x
Subject(s) - benzodiazepine , medicine , anti anxiety agents , intensive care medicine , anxiety , psychiatry , receptor
Severely anxious hospitalized patients were treated with rapidly increasing doses of two benzodiazepine compounds to test the feasibility of rapid pharmacotherapy of the condition. Twenty‐one subjects completing the study all obtained substantial relief from symptoms; in only three subjects were symptoms completely eliminated. No serious side effects were encountered.