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Mania precipitated by benzodiazepine withdrawal
Author(s) -
Rigby J.,
Harvey M.,
Davies D. R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb10277.x
Subject(s) - mania , benzodiazepine , kindling , psychology , bipolar disorder , withdrawal syndrome , psychiatry , medicine , lithium (medication) , epilepsy , receptor
– A case of mania following abrupt benzodiazepine withdrawal in an 83‐year‐old woman is described. It is argued that the withdrawal state acted as a significant life event in precipitating the manic episode.